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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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Blocking the voltage‐gated sodium channel hNav1.5 as a novel pH‐dependent mechanism of action for tamoxifen

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Patch‐clamp recordings revealed that tamoxifen inhibits voltage‐gated sodium channels, especially under acidic conditions, both common in metastatic cancer cells. These effects may explain certain antitumor properties of tamoxifen, highlighting a novel mechanism of action beyond its known endocrine effects.
Karl Josef Föhr, Michael Fauler, Thomas Zimmer, Bettina Jungwirth, Hubert Schrezenmeier, David Alexander Christian Messerer   +5 more
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Outcomes of audit on blood requisition and utilization in obstetrics and gynaecology setting: Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal, 2021
Background: Indications for transfusion in obstetrics may be emergent as well as non-emergent: the keystone of transfusion practice is that it should be appropriate, that is, not given when not required and not missed when required Objectives: To ...
Rabiu A, Kure FI, Sagagi SM
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Coagulopathy and blood component transfusion in trauma [PDF]

, 2017
Trauma is a serious global health problem, accounting for approximately one in 10 deaths worldwide. Uncontrollable bleeding accounts for 39% of trauma-related deaths and is the leading cause of potentially preventable death in patients with major trauma.
Rossaint, R., Spahn, D. R.
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Compound Heterozygous MRPS14 Variants Associated With Leigh Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT MRPS14 (uS14m) is a nuclear‐encoded ribosomal protein important for mitochondria‐specific translation. To date, only a single individual with a recessive MRPS14‐related disorder (also known as COXPD38) has been reported. We report an additional subject possessing novel compound heterozygous MRPS14 variants (p.Asp37Asn, p.Asn60Asp). The subject
Maria Gabriela Otero, Christina Freeman, Ruchi Shah, Renkui Bai, Hong Cui, Marian Castro, Zachary Myers, Eric Choy, Derek Chan, Molly Easter, Sophia Y. Zhao, Madeline Babros, Ruchi Garg, Matthew Deardorff, Franklin Moser, Tyler Mark Pierson   +15 more
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Enhancing Transfusion Safety: Nurse’s Role [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Despite strict clinical measures, there are distinct steps in transfusion process which require acute attention.The nurse is responsible for insuring that the right unit is administered to the right patient.
Kyriazi Vasiliki
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Efgartigimod Combined With Steroid Treatment for HAM/TSP: A Case Report

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a progressive neurological disorder with limited treatment options. We report a 54‐year‐old female with decade‐long, progressive HAM/TSP, previously refractory to rituximab, who experienced worsening spastic paraparesis and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
Jiahui Zeng, Wotu Tian, Jingran Yang, Yanping Yang, Li Cao, Xinghua Luan   +5 more
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Reporting adverse transfusion reactions: A retrospective study from tertiary care hospital from New Delhi, India

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2017
Context: Blood transfusion services have achieved newer heights in the last decade, with developments in cellular techniques, component separation, and integration of molecular methods. However, the system of recording and reporting of the adverse events
Sangeeta Pahuja, Vandana Puri, Gunjan Mahajan, Prajwala Gupta, Manjula Jain   +4 more
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Pattern of Blood Component Request and Utilization in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Blood transfusion being a life-saving procedure plays a vital role in the management of patients in the clinical practice. The challenges of inadequate voluntary blood donors and poor storage facilities made availability of sufficient safe ...
Ajayi Adeleke Ibijola, Oluwafemi Johnson Adegbamigbe, Abiodun Idowu Okunlola, Kabir Adekunle Durowade, Idowu Adebara, Kolawole Asimiyu Fasakin   +5 more
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: What the Allied Health Professional Needs to Know about this Life -Threatening Hazard of Blood Transfusion [PDF]

, 2014
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) is a rare, life-threatening hazard of blood transfusion. In the intensive care unit, 37% to 44% of admitted patients are transfused with at least one blood component.
Collins, Kevin P, Patterson, Thomas L
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