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Darbepoetin alfa given every 1 or 2 weeks alleviates anaemia associated with cancer chemotherapy. [PDF]

, 2002
In part A of this study, patients were randomised to cohorts receiving darbepoetin alfa at doses of 0.5 to 8.0 m.c.g x kg(-1) x wk(-1) or to a control group receiving epoetin alfa at an initial dose of 150 U x kg(-1) three times weekly.
Armstrong, S, Colowick, AB, Glaspy, JA, Jadeja, JS, Justice, G, Kessler, J, O'Byrne, J, Richards, D, Rossi, G, Schwartzberg, L, Tchekmedyian, NS   +10 more
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Pilot study to understand and compare challenges being faced in reporting of transfusion reactions in various types of blood banks enrolled under Haemovigilance Programme of India

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
BACKGROUND: Hemovigilance has become one of the important quality check systems of blood transfusion process, but under/non-reporting of transfusion-associated adverse reactions despite the presence of reporting systems emphasize the need to understand ...
Rayaz Ahmad Bhat, Vishal Tiwari, Satyajeet Singh, Ruchi Rao, Akash Chaudhary, Akanksha Bisht   +5 more
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Transfusion-Related acute lung injury in a patient with hellp syndrome: A case report

Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2019
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious adverse reaction associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components, and presents as hypoxemia and non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema within 6 hrs of transfusion.
Ranjana S Kale, Priyanka D Gorjelwar
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On demand treatment and home therapy of hereditary angioedema in Germany - the Frankfurt experience [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Manifestation of acute edema in hereditary angioedema (HAE) is characterized by interindividual and intraindividual variability in symptom expression over time. Flexible therapy options are needed.
Aygören-Pürsün, Emel, Martinez Saguer, Inmaculada, Rusicke, Eva, Klingebiel, Thomas, Kreuz, Wolfhart   +4 more
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Monitoring adverse blood transfusion reactions at a tertiary care hospital in Haryana: A haemovigilance study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Background: Hemovigilance stands as a fundamental necessity for the safe transfusion practice. It is an essential component of quality management in transfusion.
Anugya Kushwaha, Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj, Pawan Singh, Naveen Kumar, Navin Budania, Siddharth Ahuja   +5 more
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Optimizing CIGB-300 intralesional delivery in locally advanced cervical cancer [PDF]

, 2015
Background:We conducted a phase 1 trial in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer by injecting 0.5 ml of the CK2-antagonist CIGB-300 in two different sites on tumours to assess tumour uptake, safety, pharmacodynamic activity and identify the ...
A Perera, A Prats, A Rodriguez-Ulloa, A Siddiqui-Jain, AM Solares, B E Acevedo, C A Casacó, C M Valenzuela, CA Naranjo, D F Alonso, F Piazza, I Baladrón, I García, I Hernández, J A Ancízar, JA Siegel, JL Soriano-García, JS Duncan, KA Ahmad, L A Torres, L González, L Molina, M A Coca, M R Sarduy, M Solares, P A López-Saura, P Therasse, R Gómez, R Prudent, RE Carter, S E Perea-Rodríguez, S Tawfic, SE Perea, SE Perea, SE Perea, V Reyes, Y M González, Y M Martínez, Y Perera, Y Perera, Y Perera, Y Perera   +41 more
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Construction and validation of risk prediction model of adverse blood transfusion reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Huli yanjiu
ObjectiveTo explore the risk factors of adverse blood transfusion reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation（allo⁃HSCT），establish a risk prediction model and validate it.MethodsA total of 115 allo⁃HSCT patients in our hospital were
ZHANG Yan, JI Ling, GU Weiying
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Retrospective evaluation of adverse transfusion reactions following blood product transfusion from a tertiary care hospital: A preliminary step towards hemovigilance

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2013
Background: The goal of hemovigilance is to increase the safety and quality of blood transfusion. Identification of the adverse reactions will help in taking appropriate steps to reduce their incidence and make blood transfusion process as safe as ...
Praveen Kumar, Rakesh Thapliyal, Poonam Coshic, Kabita Chatterjee   +3 more
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Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015
A blood transfusion is an acute intervention, implemented to solve life and health-threatening conditions on a short-term basis. However, blood transfusions have adverse events, some of them potentially related to immune modulation or to a direct transmission of infectious agents (e.g. cytomegalovirus).
Daniel, Simancas-Racines, Dimelza, Osorio, Arturo J, Martí-Carvajal, Ingrid, Arevalo-Rodriguez   +3 more
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Enhancing Transfusion Safety: Nurse’s Role [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Despite strict clinical measures, there are distinct steps in transfusion process which require acute attention.The nurse is responsible for insuring that the right unit is administered to the right patient.
Kyriazi Vasiliki
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