List of works by Donat R Spahn

"Simplified International Recommendations for the Implementation of Patient Blood Management" (SIR4PBM)

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A randomized controlled trial on pharmacological preconditioning in liver surgery using a volatile anesthetic

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A smartphone application to determine body length for body weight estimation in children: a prospective clinical trial.

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Accuracy of non-invasive continuous total hemoglobin measurement by Pulse CO-Oximetry in severe traumatized and surgical bleeding patients

scientific article published on 19 December 2015

Active, Personalized, and Balanced Coagulation Management Saves Lives in Patients with Massive Bleeding

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Activity-based costs of blood transfusions in surgical patients at four hospitals

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Advanced airway management in an anaesthesiologist-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): A retrospective analysis of 1047 out-of-hospital intubations

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

Adverse blood transfusion outcomes: establishing causation

scientific article published on 23 February 2011

Agreement between trainees and supervisors on first-year entrustable professional activities for anaesthesia training

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

Alternatives to blood transfusion

scientific article published on May 2013

An Anesthesia Preinduction Checklist to Improve Information Exchange, Knowledge of Critical Information, Perception of Safety, and Possibly Perception of Teamwork in Anesthesia Teams

scientific article published on 24 March 2015

Anesthetic-induced improvement of the inflammatory response to one-lung ventilation

scientific article published in June 2009

Applying 'Patient Blood Management' in the trauma center

scientific article published on April 2014

Appropriateness of allogeneic red blood cell transfusion: the international consensus conference on transfusion outcomes

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Avatar-Based Patient Monitoring With Peripheral Vision: A Multicenter Comparative Eye-Tracking Study

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Bilateral lung transplantation in a patient receiving rivaroxaban anticoagulation

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

Blind Intubation through Self-pressurized, Disposable Supraglottic Airway Laryngeal Intubation Masks: An International, Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Study

scientific article published on June 2017

Briefing and debriefing during simulation-based training and beyond: Content, structure, attitude and setting.

scientific article published on 28 January 2015

C-MAC videolaryngoscope compared with direct laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation in an emergency department: A randomised clinical trial

scientific article published on 16 August 2016

CON: Fluid restriction for cardiac patients during major noncardiac surgery should be replaced by goal-directed intravascular fluid administration

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Cardiovascular Safety of Clonidine and Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients after Cardiac Surgery

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Cement-augmented dorsal instrumentation of the spine as a safe adjunct to the multimodal management of metastatic pheochromocytoma: a case report

scientific article published on 5 January 2012

Changes in coagulation in standard laboratory tests and ROTEM in trauma patients between on-scene and arrival in the emergency department

scientific article published in March 2015

Clinical practice of pre-hospital analgesia: An observational study of 20,978 missions in Switzerland

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Comparison of Levosimendan and Milrinone for ECLS Weaning in Patients After Cardiac Surgery-A Retrospective Before-and-After Study

scientific article published on 06 April 2018

Comparison of the impact of applications of Targeted Transfusion Protocol and Massive Transfusion Protocol in trauma patients

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

Comparison of two different coagulation algorithms on the use of allogenic blood products and coagulation factors in severely injured trauma patients: a retrospective, multicentre, observational study

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Continuous low-dose aspirin therapy in robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not increase risk of surgical hemorrhage

scientific article published on 23 April 2013

Coronavirus-induced coagulopathy during the course of disease

scientific article published on 17 December 2020

Correction: Comparing Classroom Instruction to Individual Instruction as an Approach to Teach Avatar-Based Patient Monitoring With Visual Patient: Simulation Study

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Dexmedetomidine-Associated Hyperthermia: A Series of 9 Cases and a Review of the Literature

scientific article published on 28 July 2017

Differential effects of anesthetics on mitochondrial K(ATP) channel activity and cardiomyocyte protection

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Disappointing Success of Electrical Cardioversion for New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiosurgical ICU Patients

scientific article published on November 2015

Ease and difficulty of pre-hospital airway management in 425 paediatric patients treated by a helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective analysis

scientific article published on 5 March 2016

Economic Evaluation of Pharmacologic Pre- and Postconditioning With Sevoflurane Compared With Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Liver Surgery: A Cost Analysis

scientific article published on 05 January 2017

Effect of an intravenous bolus of phenylephrine or ephedrine on skin blood flow during spinal anaesthesia: a randomised, double-blind, controlled study

scientific article published in March 2011

Effect of high- and low-molecular-weight low-substituted hydroxyethyl starch on blood coagulation during acute normovolemic hemodilution in pigs

scientific article published in December 2006

Effect of ultra-short-term treatment of patients with iron deficiency or anaemia undergoing cardiac surgery: a prospective randomised trial

scientific article published on 26 April 2019

Effects of blood products on inflammatory response in endothelial cells in vitro

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Estimating the cost of blood: past, present, and future directions

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Evidence base for restrictive transfusion triggers in high-risk patients

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Excessive perioperative bleeding: are fibrin monomers and factor XIII the missing link?

scientific article published in February 2009

Factors Influencing Quality of Pain Management in a Physician Staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

scientific article published on 4 May 2017

Failure rate of prehospital chest decompression after severe thoracic trauma.

scientific article published on 30 November 2016

Functional, Metabolic and Morphologic Results of Ex Vivo Donor Lung Perfusion with a Perfluorocarbon-Based Oxygen Carrier Nanoemulsion in a Large Animal Transplantation Model

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Getting patient blood management Pillar 1 right in the Asia-Pacific: a call for action

scientific article published on 02 May 2019

Hands-Off Time for Endotracheal Intubation during CPR Is Not Altered by the Use of the C-MAC Video-Laryngoscope Compared to Conventional Direct Laryngoscopy. A Randomized Crossover Manikin Study

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Heart rate elevations during early sepsis predict death in fluid-resuscitated rats with fecal peritonitis

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

How to Conduct Multimethod Field Studies in the Operating Room: The iPad Combined With a Survey App as a Valid and Reliable Data Collection Tool

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Hyperfibrinolysis diagnosed by rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) is associated with higher mortality in patients with severe trauma

scientific article published on 14 September 2011

Hypoxia of the growing liver accelerates regeneration

scientific article published on 16 July 2016

Hypoxia sensing by hepatic stellate cells leads to VEGF-dependent angiogenesis and may contribute to accelerated liver regeneration

scientific article published on 09 March 2020

Impact of a goal-directed factor-based coagulation management on thromboembolic events following major trauma

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

Impact of allogeneic blood transfusions on clinical outcomes in severely burned patients

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

Impact of city police layperson education and equipment with automatic external defibrillators on patient outcome after out of hospital cardiac arrest

scientific article published on 24 June 2017

Impact of cytokine release on ventricular function after hepatic reperfusion: a prospective observational echocardiographic study with tissue Doppler imaging

scientific article published on 25 July 2015

Impact of preoperative right-ventricular function and platelet transfusion on outcome after lung transplantation

scientific article published on 8 December 2010

Impact of rivaroxaban plasma concentration on perioperative red blood cell loss

scientific article published on 04 November 2019

Impact of the C2/C6 ratio of high-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch on pharmacokinetics and blood coagulation in pigs

scientific article published in September 2007

Implementation of a patient blood management monitoring and feedback program significantly reduces transfusions and costs

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Improving animal welfare using continuous nalbuphine infusion in a long-term rat model of sepsis

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In Response

scientific article published on 01 May 2013

In vitro factor XIII supplementation increases clot firmness in Rotation Thromboelastometry (ROTEM)

scientific article published on 29 April 2010

Incidence of difficult airway situations during prehospital airway management by emergency physicians--a retrospective analysis of 692 consecutive patients

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Indications and Risks of Fibrinogen in Surgery and Trauma

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Intra-operative events during cardiac surgery are risk factors for the development of delirium in the ICU.

scientific article published on 21 August 2016

Intubation with VivaSight or conventional left-sided double-lumen tubes: a randomized trial.

scientific article published on 6 February 2015

Iron deficiency is associated with higher mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a prospective study

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

Is dilutional coagulopathy induced by different colloids reversible by replacement of fibrinogen and factor XIII concentrates?

scientific article published on 01 November 2013

Late pharmacologic conditioning with volatile anesthetics after cardiac surgery

scientific article published on 14 October 2012

Leadership in anaesthesia teams: the most effective leadership is shared

scientific article published on 14 May 2010

Major confounders may influence multivariate analysis in a single-center observational study

scientific article published on 01 May 2014

Management of Perioperative Iron Deficiency Anemia

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Mismatch of arterial and central venous blood gas analysis during haemorrhage

scientific article published on October 2010

Modulation of early inflammatory response by different balanced and non-balanced colloids and crystalloids in a rodent model of endotoxemia

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Monitoring and talking to the room: autochthonous coordination patterns in team interaction and performance

scientific article published on 15 September 2014

More on transfusion and adverse outcome: it's time to change

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Multiple trauma, resuscitation, and 15 minutes of esophageal intubation: survival without neurologic deficit

scientific article published on 04 February 2014

NOACs in Anesthesiology

scientific article published on 29 January 2019

Not all anemia is solely due to iron deficiency

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Novel starches: single-dose pharmacokinetics and effects on blood coagulation

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Patient Blood Management Bundles to Facilitate Implementation

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Patient Blood Management: Der Standard heute

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Patient Blood Management: Effectiveness and Future Potential

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Patient blood management in cardiac surgery results in fewer transfusions and better outcome

scientific article published on 6 January 2015

Patient blood management in orthopaedic surgery: a four-year follow-up of transfusion requirements and blood loss from 2008 to 2011 at the Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland

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Patient blood management: the pragmatic solution for the problems with blood transfusions.

scientific article published in December 2008

Perioperative Anemia Management as Part of PBM in Cardiac Surgery - A Narrative Updated Review

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Perioperative blood conservation strategies for major spine surgery

scientific article published on 28 November 2015

Perioperative coagulation management

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Perioperative use of anti-platelet drugs

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Physicians' Perceptions of Visual Clot (Situation Awareness-oriented Visualization Technology for Viscoelastic blood coagulation management): Mixed Methods Study

scientific article published on 10 November 2020

Physiologic transfusion triggers: do we have to use (our) brain?

scientific article published in May 2006

Point-of-Care Coagulation Monitoring in Trauma Patients.

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Positive end-expiratory pressure during induction of general anesthesia increases duration of nonhypoxic apnea in morbidly obese patients

scientific article published in February 2005

Posttransfusion Increase of Hematocrit per se Does Not Improve Circulatory Oxygen Delivery due to Increased Blood Viscosity

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Preconditioning depolarizing ramp currents enhance the effect of sodium channel blockers in primary sensory afferents

scientific article published on 19 February 2013

Predictors of blood loss in lung transplant surgery-a single center retrospective cohort analysis

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Prevalence and in-hospital outcome of aspiration in out-of-hospital intubated trauma patients

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Prevalence and outcome of contrast-induced nephropathy in major trauma patients

scientific article published on 19 September 2020

Prevalence of medication overuse headache in an interdisciplinary pain clinic

scientific article published on 30 January 2013

Prevention and management of acute reactions to intravenous iron in surgical patients.

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Prevention of atelectasis formation during induction of general anesthesia.

scientific article published in December 2003

Prevention of atelectasis formation during the induction of general anesthesia in morbidly obese patients

scientific article published in May 2004

Propofol decreases the axonal excitability in rat primary sensory afferents

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Quarantine versus pathogen-reduced plasma-coagulation factor content and rotational thromboelastometry coagulation.

scientific article published on 27 November 2016

Red cell use in trauma

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Repetitive Large-Dose Infusion of the Novel Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 in Patients with Severe Head Injury

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Reply to: Liver hypoxia as a trigger to liver regeneration: No more than another piece of the puzzle

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Reply to: comparing C-MAC videolaryngoscope with direct laryngoscopy for emergency intubation

scientific article published in November 2017

Resuscitation and transfusion management in trauma patients: emerging concepts

scientific article published on December 2012

Risk Factors for Higher-than-Expected Residual Rivaroxaban Plasma Concentrations in Real-Life Patients.

scientific article published on 3 April 2018

Role of sevoflurane in organ protection during cardiac surgery in children: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

SafAIRway: an airway training for pulmonologists performing a flexible bronchoscopy with nonanesthesiologist administered propofol sedation: A prospective evaluation

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Safety of Anticoagulation Interruption in Patients Undergoing Surgery or Invasive Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials and Non-randomized Studies.

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Screening for iron deficiency in surgical patients based on noninvasive zinc protoporphyrin measurements

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

Sensitivities of rat primary sensory afferent nerves to magnesium: implications for differential nerve blocks

scientific article published in January 2013

Sevoflurane Protects Hepatocytes From Ischemic Injury by Reducing Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling of Hepatic Stellate Cells: Translational Findings Based on a Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Sex and Age Aspects in Patients Suffering From Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Analysis of 760 Consecutive Patients

scientific article published on May 2016

Simulation With PARTS (Phase-Augmented Research and Training Scenarios): A Structure Facilitating Research and Assessment in Simulation.

scientific article published in June 2015

Speaking Up is Related to Better Team Performance in Simulated Anesthesia Inductions

Speaking up is related to better team performance in simulated anesthesia inductions: an observational study

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

Specialist advice may improve patient selection for decompression therapy following diving accidents: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Standard coagulation assays alone are not sufficient to exclude surgically relevant rivaroxaban plasma concentrations

scientific article published on 20 November 2019

Strategies to reduce the use of blood products: a European perspective

scientific article published on February 2012

TeamGAINS: a tool for structured debriefings for simulation-based team trainings

scientific article published on 22 March 2013

The C-MAC videolaryngoscope compared with conventional laryngoscopy for rapid sequence intubation at the emergency department: study protocol

scientific article published on 24 April 2015

The Haemostasis Traffic Light, a user-centred coagulation management tool for acute bleeding situations: a simulation-based randomised dual-centre trial

scientific article published on 19 November 2020

The Impact of Prehospital Tranexamic Acid on Blood Coagulation in Trauma Patients

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

The Mechanisms Responsible for Improved Information Transfer in Avatar-Based Patient Monitoring: Multicenter Comparative Eye-Tracking Study

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

The chiasm: transfusion practice versus patient blood management

scientific article published in March 2013

The effect of clonidine on perioperative blood coagulation

scientific article published in September 2005

The effect of hydroxyethyl starches (HES 130/0.42 and HES 200/0.5) on activated renal tubular epithelial cells

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The effect of increased FIO(2) before tracheal extubation on postoperative atelectasis

scientific article published in December 2002

The immunomodulatory effect of sevoflurane in endotoxin-injured alveolar epithelial cells

scientific article published in March 2007

The influence of laboratory coagulation tests and clotting factor levels on Rotation Thromboelastometry (ROTEM(R)) during major surgery with hemorrhage

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

The revised digital transcutaneous PCO2/SpO2 ear sensor is a reliable noninvasive monitoring tool in patients after cardiac surgery

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Transfusion in trauma: why and how should we change our current practice?

scientific article published on April 2009

Transfusion strategy in multiple trauma patients

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Transfusion-transmissible infections and transfusion-related immunomodulation

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Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in orthopedic surgery with intravenous iron: efficacy and limits: a prospective study

Urological surgery and antiplatelet drugs after cardiac and cerebrovascular accidents.

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Use of perflubron emulsion to decrease allogeneic blood transfusion in high-blood-loss non-cardiac surgery: results of a European phase 3 study

scientific article published in December 2002

Using educational video to enhance protocol adherence for medical procedures

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Validation of the Raw NASA Task Load Index Questionnaire to Assess Perceived Workload in Patient Monitoring Tasks: Pooled Analysis Using Mixed Models

scientific article published on 11 August 2020

Validity of an arterial pressure waveform analysis device: does the puncture site play a role in the agreement with intermittent pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution measurements?

scientific article published on 22 August 2009

Washed cell salvage in surgical patients: A review and meta-analysis of prospective randomized trials under PRISMA

scientific article published on August 2016