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Blood Transfusion Reactions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in a Multilevel Geriatric Hospital

Journal of Aging Research, 2014
Background/Objectives. Blood transfusion is a critical issue for patients with chronic diseases such as heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and malignancy. However, side effects are not rare.
E. Lubart, R. Segal, N. Tryhub, E. Sigler, A. Leibovitz   +4 more
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Addressing the challenge of neonatal mortality.

, 2013
Reducing neonatal mortality remains a challenge with an estimated 3.0 million neonatal deaths in 2011, three-quarters of these in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.
Blencowe, H, Cousens, S
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Anaphylactic Transfusion Reaction to Washed Packed Red Blood Cells (pRBCs)

Case Reports in Critical Care
The annual blood transfusions in the United States exceed 16 million units, and 1% of the cases experience adverse events. Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction is most common accounting for 1%–3% of the cases.
Schaza Javed Rana, Zubia M. Ahmed, Moyan Sun, Dhaval Patel   +3 more
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Vascular Function Intervention Trial in sickle cell disease (V-FIT): Trial Protocol [PDF]

, 2014
This protocol outlines procedures for capturing participant information as part of the V-FIT study. The protocol should not be used as a guide for the treatment of other participants; every care was taken in its drafting, but corrections or amendments ...
Cox, Sharon, Halcox, Julian, Kamala, Beatrice Abella, Prentice, Andrew   +3 more
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Correlation between clinical medication and adverse transfusion reactions

Abstract Objective The topic was to study the link between clinical medication and adverse transfusion reactions.Methods Patients who received transfusion were selected to include 461 cases as study subjects to study the association between clinical medication and adverse transfusion reactions.Results Analysis yielded the following results: 1 ...
Enxiang Zhou, Yanwei Luo, Guocai Li, Fengxia Liu   +3 more
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A single center experience of transfusion related adverse reaction in pediatric patients with malignant solid and hematological tumors

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundThis study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and rate of transfusion related adverse reactions (TRARs) in pediatric patients with malignant solid and hematological tumors.Materials and methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted ...
Gan Shan, Chen Ping, Wang Yang, Yang Liuchun, Chen Shu, Hu Hongbing, Duan Ling   +6 more
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Underreporting of transfusion incidents

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Background: Blood transfusion is an effective therapeutic practice. However, even adopting all procedures for transfusion safety, there are risks, one of which is immediate adverse reactions.
Josiane Garcia, Anna Cecília Dias Maciel Carneiro, Sheila Soares Silva, Karla Fabiana Nunes da Silva, Joilson Meneguci, Helio Moraes-Souza   +5 more
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A case of self-limiting respiratory distress in a postpartum mother – transfusion related acute lung injury

Asian Journal of Internal Medicine
A 37-year-old woman, treated for postpartum haemorrhage, developed sudden-onset acute respiratory distress characterised by tachypnoea, desaturation and widespread crepitations, on the first day postpartum.
A. Rajaratnam, W. K. S. Kularathne
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Transfusion and Treatment of severe anaemia in African children (TRACT): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Maitland, K
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Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusion: Introduction — Historical Overview [PDF]

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1980
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