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How to undertake a blood component transfusion

Nursing Standard, 2018
Blood component transfusion, commonly referred to as 'blood transfusion', is a general term for the transfusion of red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate or white blood cells directly into a patient's circulation. This is usually undertaken via intravenous administration.
Katy, Cowan, Anwen, Davies
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Blood component transfusion in critically ill patients

Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2013
This review summarizes the current evidence base for commonly transfused blood components with a particular focus on the nonacutely bleeding patient.There remains little definitive evidence to guide transfusion practices in the critically ill. The most rigorous evidence to guide red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice is derived from the Transfusion ...
Lauralyn, McIntyre, Alan T, Tinmouth, Dean A, Fergusson   +2 more
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Analysis of complications after blood components’ transfusions

Polish Journal of Surgery, 2015
AbstractComplications after blood components still constitute an important clinical problem and serve as limitation of liberal-transfusion strategy.The aim of the study was to present the 5-year incidence of early blood transfusions complications and to assess their relation to the type of the transfused blood components.Material and methods.
Dariusz, Timler, Jadwiga, Klepaczka, Anna, Kasielska-Trojan, Katarzyna, Bogusiak   +3 more
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Blood Transfusion and Its Components

2009
Transfusion of blood products in the critical care setting is a common practice that has been performed for many years. Since the 19th century, when James Blundell reported the clinical application of the treatment of hemorrhage for the first time in the Lancet [1], blood transfusion has been the cornerstone in the treatment of severe hemorrhage, not ...
E. Celis-Rodriguez, K. Reinhart, Y. Sakr
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Emergency department blood transfusion predicts early massive transfusion and early blood component requirement

Transfusion, 2010
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of uncrossmatched transfusions in the emergency department (ED) to predict early (<6 hr) massive transfusion (MT) of red blood cells (RBCs) and blood components.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: All patients admitted to a Level 1 trauma center between July 2005 and June 2007 who received any ...
Timothy C, Nunez, William D, Dutton, Addison K, May, John B, Holcomb, Pampee P, Young, Bryan A, Cotton   +5 more
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[Blood component transfusion in Croatia].

Bilten za hematologiju i transfuziju, 1980
Blood component therapy has been wildly accepted all over the world due to the better effects achieved in treating the patients, its safety and economy. In SRH it is replacing whole blood transfusions rather slowly as can be seen through five years of production and utilisation of blood derivatives.
D, Grgicević, I, Bozović, B, Pende
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Evolution in Indications for Blood Component Transfusion

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1992
Indications for blood components are changing but continue to be based on a combination of clinical assessment and laboratory data. In the perioperative setting, some decisions must be made before laboratory data are available. To prevent the inappropriate usage of blood components, prophylactic or expectant treatment should be limited.
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Blood component transfusions in mass casualty events

Vox Sanguinis, 2017
Background and ObjectivesPlanning transfusion needs in mass casualty events (MCE) is critical for disaster preparedness. Published data on blood component usage were analysed to seek correlative factors and usage rates.Materials and MethodsEnglish‐language medical publications since 1980 were searched for MCEs with numbers of patient admissions and ...
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Transfusion of Blood Components

Anesthesiology, 1966
J M, Vogel, P, Vogel
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Safe transfusion of blood components.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
Administering the wrong blood component to the wrong patient can have serious clinical consequences, including death. Patients have a right to safe clinical practice in line with nurses' professional standards and code of conduct, and other healthcare regulatory frameworks.
Aled, Jones, Helen, Whyley, Joanna, Doyle, Lesley, Bevan   +3 more
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