Association of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes with Blood Components Transfusion in Patients with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. [PDF]
Int J Womens HealthPan X +5 more
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Human parvovirus B19 and blood product safety. A tale of twenty years of improvements [PDF]
, 2015 Parvovirus B19 (B19V), long known to be the causative agent of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), is not a newly emerging agent. The aim of this review is to analyse the role played by this virus in compromising safety in transfusion medicine and the ...
Calizzani, Gabriele +7 more
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Health technology assessment of pathogen reduction technologies applied to plasma for clinical use [PDF]
, 2016 Although existing clinical evidence shows that the transfusion of blood components is becoming increasingly safe, the risk of transmission of known and unknown pathogens, new pathogens or re-emerging pathogens still persists.
Berrino, Alexandra +18 more
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Pattern of utilization of blood and blood components in obstetrics at a tertiary care center: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Blood transfusion is an essential lifesaving component in obstetrics. Extra blood loss in pregnancy can occur due to various gestational disorders and complications during labour and delivery. Reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality has
Dhar, Tapasya +2 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 +5 more
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Human T-lymphotropic virus and transfusion safety. Does one size fit all? [PDF]
, 2015 Human T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) are associated with a variety of human diseases, including some severe ones. Transfusion transmission of HTLV through cellular blood components is undeniable.
Catalano, Liviana +7 more
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The present situation and advance of red blood cell transfusion triggers
Zhongguo shuxue zazhiIn 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 +4 more
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Replacing the Transfusion of 1-2 Units of Blood with Plasma Expanders that Increase Oxygen Delivery Capacity: Evidence from Experimental Studies. [PDF]
, 2014 At least a third of the blood supply in the world is used to transfuse 1-2 units of packed red blood cells for each intervention and most clinical trials of blood substitutes have been carried out at this level of oxygen carrying capacity (OCC ...
Acharya, Seetharama A +7 more
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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 +4 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 +5 more
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