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A systematic review of transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic areas

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) is an accidental Plasmodium infection caused by whole blood or a blood component transfusion from a malaria infected donor to a recipient.
Federica Verra, Andrea Angheben, Elisa Martello, Giovanni Giorli, Francesca Perandin, Zeno Bisoffi   +5 more
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The management of a blood donor bitten by a snake [PDF]

, 2017
The worldwide burden of snakebite is high and venomous snakes are found in many regions of the world and are a threat to public health. In Italy, for instance, viper bites are an infrequent but not negligible event.
Catalano, Liviana, Franchini, Massimo, Liumbruno, Giancarlo M., Marano, Giuseppe, Pupella, Simonetta, Vaglio, Stefania   +5 more
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Determination of Rate and Causes of Wastage of Blood and Blood Products in Iranian Hospitals

Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the rate and causes of wastage of blood and blood products (packed red cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate) in Qazvin hospitals. METHODS: The study was conducted in all hospitals in Qazvin,
Rafat Mohebbi Far, Fatemeh Samiee Rad, Zahra Abdolazimi, Mohamad Mehdi Daneshi Kohan   +3 more
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Transfusion management of patients with alloanti-Gerbich antibodies: Case report [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2011
Introduction. Transfusion management of patients who are alloimmunized against high-prevalence erythrocyte antigens is often problematic. Strategy management depends, not only on the specific clinical circumstances of the patient, but also on the ...
Jovanović Radmila, Bujandrić Nevenka, Lisulov Slobodanka, Bogdanović Sanja   +3 more
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Gene frequency and distribution of human platelet antigen-1 to −6, −10, −15, and −21 of platelets donors in Wuhan, China

Global Medical Genetics
Background: In this study, the frequency of human platelet antigen (HPA) alleles and genotypes of platelet donors in Wuhan was evaluated and differences in HPA distribution between Wuhan and other regions in China were compared. Study Design and Methods:
Zhen Qu, Wangxia Li, Yuanyan Zhu, Xue Zheng, Mingdi He, Gang Shen, Anyu Bao   +6 more
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Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is a method used to assess the risk of failures and harms to patients during the medical process and to identify the associated clinical issues.
Zhila Najafpour, Mojtaba Hasoumi, Faranak Behzadi, Efat Mohamadi, Mohamadreza Jafary, Morteza Saeedi   +5 more
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Isohemagglutinins of Graft Origin after ABO-Unmatched Liver Transplantation [PDF]

, 1984
THE increasing success of liver transplantation in recent years has provided an experimental model to study and document the hepatic synthesis of many plasma proteins.12345 The normal hepatobiliary tract has not been regarded as a major source of ...
Anderson, Bird, Borel, Glenn Ramsey, Gwenn D. Lindsay, Jacob Nusbacher, Kukral, Lindsey, Lundgren, Marchioro, Rannie, Shaw, Starzl, Thomas E. Starzl   +13 more
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The present situation and advance of red blood cell transfusion triggers

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
In clinical practice, red blood cell infusion needs to be based on the patient′s hemoglobin level. However, different guidelines recommend different thresholds for red blood cell infusion and the timing of blood transfusion initiation is still ...
Yuye CHEN, Hong LYU, Qian LI, Jingjia SHEN, Jia SHI   +4 more
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Transfusion support in the first 100 days of allogeneic, matched, related hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2023
Background: Patients receiving hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) require extensive transfusion support until red blood cell (RBC) and platelet engraftment occurs.
Prashant Pandey, Divya Setya, Esha Kaul, Shweta Ranjan, Supriya Kumari   +4 more
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Pulmonary Complications of Transfused Blood Components [PDF]

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2012
Three transfusion complications are responsible for the majority of the morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. This article discusses the respiratory complications associated with these pathophysiologic processes, including definitions, diagnosis, mechanism, incidence, risk factors, clinical management, and strategies for prevention. It also
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