Reducing Blood Loss in a Burn Care Unit: A Review of Its Key Determinants.

Patients with a major burn injury differ considerably from the typical critical ill and trauma population. Very often, burn patients suffer from anemia throughout their hospital stay. This is caused both by combination of persistent blood loss with decreased erythropoiesis.

[Spinal cord compression by testicular germ cell tumor: case report].

Malignant spinal cord compression occurs in 2.5% - 5% cancer patients. Early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention are critical for pain control and improvement of any neurological deficit.