MicroRNAs as a Potential Quality Measurement Tool of Platelet Concentrate Stored in Blood Banks—A Review [PDF]
Cells, 2019 Background: Platelet concentrate (PC) is one of the main products used in a therapeutic transfusion. This blood component requires special storage at blood banks, however, even under good storage conditions, modifications or degradations may occur and ...
Jersey Heitor da Silva Maués +2 more
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Alternative methods for calculating percentage haemolysis of red cell concentrates in peripheral blood banks in Sri Lanka [PDF]
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Background: Haemolysis – one of the major limiting factors of red cell concentrate quality – must be measured as a quality-monitoring requirement. According to international quality standards, percentage haemolysis must be monitored in 1.0% of red cell ...
Caroline A. Fernando +7 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Through Blood Samples and Derivatives: Main Routes, Control Strategies, and Recent Advancements in Blood Banks [PDF]
PathogensNeglected Tropical Diseases are a group of 25 conditions caused by diverse agents. They mostly affect people with poorer health outcomes, particularly preventable diseases.
Aline Nefertiti Silva da Gama +1 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 [PDF]
Asian Journal of Transfusion ScienceBACKGROUND: 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 +5 more
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Transfusion in Haemoglobinopathies: Review and recommendations for local blood banks and transfusion services in Oman [PDF]
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2018 Sickle cell disease and homozygous β-thalassaemia are common haemoglobinopathies in Oman, with many implications for local healthcare services. The transfusions of such patients take place in many hospitals throughout the country.
Arwa Z. Al-Riyami, Shahina Daar
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2012 Objectives : The aims of this study were to develop reportable event codes that are applicable to the national hemovigilance systems for hospital blood banks, and to present expansion strategies for the blood banks.
Kim Jeongeun +3 more
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Blood Transfusion Services and Blood Safety of Blood Banks In Ben-Suef Governorate [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2021 The goal of this study is to assess various aspects of blood transfusion services and blood safety and assure the adherence of the studied blood banks to the WHO global blood safety guidelines in Beni-Suef blood banks.
Doaa Mahmoud Khalil +3 more
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Profile of blood donors in a hemotherapy institution in Midwestern Brazil
Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2022 Objective: To describe the profile of blood donors in a hospital in the Midwest of Brazil with its own blood bank to have a diagnostic view of the establishment and enable the planning of improvements in services.
Weldson Ferreira Abreu +2 more
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2022 OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess the changes in knowledge concerning quality management system (QMS) among the participants before and after attending a QMS training.
Manisha Shrivastava +3 more
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Gender Distribution and Reasons for Donor Deferral in Blood Donors at a Tertiary Healthcare Centre, Kerala, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Introduction: One of the primary responsibilities of the blood bank is to provide safe blood to patients. Blood donors are screened before blood donation and deferred from donating if they have diseases or conditions that may affect blood quality or lead
DEEPA NARAYANAN, ARCHANA RAJAN, V BINDU
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