Publications by authors named "K-M Kaukonen"
Article Synopsis
- - A study was conducted on critically ill adults to determine if the duration of red blood cell storage affects mortality rates after transfusions, comparing fresh (short-term) red cells to standard older (long-term) ones.
- - The trial included nearly 4,919 patients from multiple countries, with 90-day mortality rates showing no significant difference between those receiving fresh red cells (24.8% deaths) and older red cells (24.1% deaths).
- - Ultimately, the research concluded that the age of the transfused red cells did not influence mortality outcomes at 90 days post-transfusion.
Background: The consensus definition of severe sepsis requires suspected or proven infection, organ failure, and signs that meet two or more criteria for the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). We aimed to test the sensitivity, face validity, and construct validity of this approach.
Methods: We studied data from patients from 172 intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand from 2000 through 2013.
Background And Purpose: Hypothermia improves outcome in resuscitated patients and newborns with hypoxic brain injury. We studied the safety and feasibility of mild hypothermia in awake patients with stroke after intravenous thrombolysis.
Methods: Patients were randomized 1:1 to mild hypothermia (35°C) or to standard stroke unit care within 6 hours of symptom onset.