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The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1988
The emergency physician must have a solid understanding of the use of blood products. This article discusses how to order various blood products, problems with storage, when to administer them, what special equipment is necessary, and possible complications of their use.
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The emergency physician must have a solid understanding of the use of blood products. This article discusses how to order various blood products, problems with storage, when to administer them, what special equipment is necessary, and possible complications of their use.
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Neonatal Blood Component Thera
The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 1998Blood transfusion therapy plays an important role in the care and management of ill newborns, yet the indications for blood product administration remain controversial. The article reviews basic definitions, indications for blood product transfusion, and risks and difficulties involved in transfusion therapy.
D, Armentrout, S L, Getz
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Blood Components for Hemotherapy
Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1982The effective use of blood components for transfusions requires a knowledge of their contents and the individual needs of the patient. The advantages and disadvantages of using whole blood, red cells, platelet concentrates, fresh frozen plasma, and cryoprecipitate are presented.
B A, Myhre, G E, Harris
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Use of Blood and Blood Components
Southern Medical Journal, 1975The indications for transfusions are anemia compromising delivery of oxygen, acute blood loss, cardiopulmonary bypass, exchange transfusion, maintenance of hemostasis, and sepsis associated with granulocytopenia. When transfusion therapy is indicated, only that component of whole blood which is needed for correction of the problem should be given.
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Blood and blood component therapy
Primary Care Update for OB/GYNS, 1997Abstract Significant hemorrhage may be defined as that degree of bleeding that either produces signs and symptoms of hemodynamic instability or that is likely to produce such if left untreated. Signs and symptoms of hemodynamic instability include dizziness, tachycardia, hypotension, and oliguria.
Steven L. Bloom +2 more
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Current Opinion in Hematology, 1999
Recent studies have shown that a restrictive transfusion policy results in lower mortality in patients undergoing surgery. The negative effects of red cell transfusion are associated with the presence of contaminating leukocytes, leukocyte products, and probably also with effects of nonviable and poorly functioning red cells. By relatively simple means
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Recent studies have shown that a restrictive transfusion policy results in lower mortality in patients undergoing surgery. The negative effects of red cell transfusion are associated with the presence of contaminating leukocytes, leukocyte products, and probably also with effects of nonviable and poorly functioning red cells. By relatively simple means
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Blood components: Current challenges
Transfusion Clinique et Biologique, 2007Labile blood products are still here to stay for quite a long time. All European surveys come in agreement to reveal that indications, extremely heterogeneous from one country to another, are not fully under control. Both the EuroNet-TMS network and Euro'SAT congresses aim at improving the use of such products within an evidence-based medicine ...
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Guidelines for administering blood and blood components
Nursing Standard, 1999The Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) scheme has revealed that many patients have received incorrect blood or blood component. This article reports new national guidelines for ordering, administering and managing blood, blood components and blood transfusion.
S, Gray, M, Murphy
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Blood and blood component therapy in neonates
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2008Blood component therapy is a very common intervention practiced in newborns; nearly 85% of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies get transfusions during their hospital stay. However, there are no set guidelines for transfusion of blood component therapy in newborns.
Richa, Jain +4 more
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Safe transfusion of blood and blood components
Nursing Standard, 2007Nurses are integral to the blood transfusion process. This article, which forms part of Nursing Standards clinical skills series, outlines the role of the nurse in evidence-based transfusion practice. Patient assessment, preparation, pre-transfusion checks, documentation and adverse reactions are discussed.
Alexandra, Gray +5 more
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