Sarah Bell

Oct 25, 2024 | associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah Bell |Hazel Taylor |Philip Pallmann |Peter Collins

Fibrinogen is essential for haemostasis and can fall to critically low levels in acute haemorrhage [1]. The long turnaround time for laboratory Clauss fibrinogen has led to interest in point-of-care viscoelastic haemostatic assays to identify hypofibrinogenemia. The ROTEM® Delta and Sigma devices (Werfen, Warrington, UK) offer the FIBTEM assay to assess fibrinogen contribution to clot strength in whole blood.

Nov 25, 2023 | magonlinelibrary.com | Sarah Bell

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Nov 8, 2023 | modernod.com | Sarah Bell

Corneal transplants are among the most successful organ transplants in the world, helping thousands of individuals each year regain usable vision. Since the first penetrating keratoplasty was performed in 1905 by Edward Zinn,1 corneal transplant techniques have evolved and improved, and a number of new transplantation options have emerged. The aim of modern corneal transplantation is to best correct the problem at hand while minimizing tissue use (Table).