Intrauterine Blood Transfusion: Current Indications and Associated Risks [PDF]
Fetal anemia is a serious complication in pregnancy and associated with perinatal mortality and morbidity. During 25 years of worldwide experience with intravascular intrauterine blood transfusion, a variety of indications have been described. Intrauterine transfusion (IUT) treatment is considered most successful for fetal anemia due to red cell ...
Lindenburg, I.T.M. +2 more
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All clinically-relevant blood components transmit prion disease following a single blood transfusion: a sheep model of vCJD [PDF]
Variant CJD (vCJD) is an incurable, infectious human disease, likely arising from the consumption of BSE-contaminated meat products. Whilst the epidemic appears to be waning, there is much concern that vCJD infection may be perpetuated in humans by the ...
Smith, Antony +58 more
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Managing Severe Foetal Anaemia Due to Rh Alloimmunisation: A Report of Two Cases of Successful Intrauterine Blood Transfusion [PDF]
Intrauterine Transfusion (IUT) remains a critical intervention in managing severe foetal anaemia, particularly due to Red Blood Cell (RBC) alloimmunisation.
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MANAGEMENT OF FETAL ANEMIA AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA WITH INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Fetal anemia and fetal thrombocytopenia are two of the most unsmiling complications in pregnant women, and they can lead to perinatal mortality and morbidity. After long years of study with intravascular intrauterine blood transfusion, a number of varieties of implications have been described.
Rohan Pal, Nidhi Shree +2 more
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INTRODUCTION This case report traces the diagnostic and therapeutic process of the Immuno-Transfusion Service in a case of fetal anaemia characterized by various inconsistencies between clinical and laboratory data.
Eleonora Donno +11 more
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Long Term Follow Up of Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura on Plasma Therapy for 9 Years: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT A 7.6‐year‐old boy with hTTP had fever‐induced hemorrhagic rash, MAHA, cerebral infarction, and renal impairment. After plasma therapy, symptoms were partially relieved; 9‐year follow‐up showed regular plasma transfusion was needed, with CKD Stage 3.
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The quality of stored umbilical cord and adult-donated whole blood in Mombasa, Kenya. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa umbilical cord blood may be a useful source of blood for transfusion. Before clinical trials, evidence is needed that cord blood donations, which vary greatly in volume, can be collected and stored into a fixed volume of
Hassall, O +31 more
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IBTS Research & Development Strategy 2021 to 2023 [PDF]
The Connections that Count strategy for 2021 to 2025 provides a framework for us to deliver programmes of change, including the implementation of a research and development strategy which is built into the pillar of Supporting Better Healthcare. We
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Absorption of fetal intraperitoneal blood after intrauterine transfusion. [PDF]
We reviewed the sonograms and medical records of all patients who underwent intrauterine transfusions between December 1981 and December 1984 in order to determine the time course for disappearance of the intraperitoneal blood. Seventy-two sonographic examinations were performed on 22 patients who underwent 51 intrauterine transfusions.
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Foetal Haemoglobin as a Marker of Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to Anti-Kell Alloimmunisation
Anti-Kell alloimmunisation is a potentially severe minor blood group type incompatibility, not only as a cause of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn, but also due to the destruction of red blood cells (RBC) and mature form in the bone marrow ...
Rodrigo Alfredo Morales Painamil +7 more
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