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The Professional Medical Journal, 2017
Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude andpractices of students regarding blood transfusion in a medical institute. Settings: Azra NaheedMedical College Raiwind road Lahore. Study Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study. StudyPeriod: May and June, 2015.
Muhammad Zahid Latif, Haroon Riaz, Syed Waseem Ahmad Mujtaba, Rahila Nizami   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Complete tracheal transection at the thoracic inlet: successful reconstruction with intraoperative Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support – case report

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Tracheobronchial injuries from blunt chest trauma carry high mortality, with complete thoracic inlet tracheal transection being previously undocumented.
Huade Luo, Lingling Jiang, Dongying Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptomic profiling during normothermic machine perfusion of human kidneys reveals a pro-inflammatory cellular landscape and gene expression signature associated with severe ischemia-reperfusion injury and delayed graft function

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundAssessment and treatment of severe ischemia-reperfusion-injury (IRI) remains an unmet challenge in kidney transplantation. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) recapitulates IRI ex situ, but there is limited understanding of the transcriptional
Harry V. M. Spiers, Harry V. M. Spiers, Harry V. M. Spiers, Sarah A. Hosgood, Sarah A. Hosgood, Sarah A. Hosgood, Miguel Larraz, Miguel Larraz, Lukas J. K. Stadler, Lukas J. K. Stadler, Ying Zhai, Ying Zhai, Haeun Moon, Haeun Moon, Serena MacMillan, Serena MacMillan, Anna Paterson, Anna Paterson, Michael L. Nicholson, Michael L. Nicholson, Michael L. Nicholson, Irina Mohorianu, Irina Mohorianu, Irina Mohorianu, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis   +26 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Donor Blood Tests do Not Predict Pancreas Graft Survival After Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation; a National Cohort Study

Transplant International
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation improves quality of life and limits progression of diabetic complications. There is reluctance to accept pancreata from donors with abnormal blood tests, due to concern of inferior outcomes.
Ning Xuan Ho, Samuel J. Tingle, Samuel J. Tingle, Abdullah K. Malik, Abdullah K. Malik, Emily R. Thompson, Emily R. Thompson, Georgios Kourounis, Georgios Kourounis, Aimen Amer, Aimen Amer, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Colin Wilson, Colin Wilson, Steve White, Steve White   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health

Viruses
Hepatitis B is transmitted sexually, by blood contact, and vertically from mother to child. Chronic hepatitis B is often seen in immigrants from higher-prevalence countries and their Canadian-born children.
Sheila F. O’Brien, Behrouz Ehsani-Moghaddam, Mindy Goldman, Steven J. Drews   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empirically derived dietary patterns and constipation among a middle-aged population from China, 2016–2018

Nutrition Journal, 2019
Background The association of dietary patterns with constipation is not well established, particularly in Chinese population. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of constipation in a ...
Li Li, Ai-Ping Huang, Li-Qin Wang, Xiao-Long Yu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source