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Prion diseases are efficiently transmitted by blood transfusion in sheep [PDF]

, 2008
The emergence of variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, following on from the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic, led to concerns about the potential risk of iatrogenic transmission of disease by blood transfusion and the introduction of costly ...
Andréoletti, Angela Chong, Bishop, Brown, Castilla, Clarke, Fiona Houston, Goldmann, Goldmann, Goldmann, González, González, Gregori, Gregori, Hadlow, Hewitt, Hill, Hilton, Houston, Houston, Hunter, Ironside, James Foster, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Kirby, Llewelyn, Lorenzo González, Martin Jeffrey, Mead, Nora Hunter, O'Rourke, Peden, Sandra McCutcheon, Saá, Schreuder, Silvia Sisó, Sisó, Valleron, van Keulen, Wilfred Goldmann, Will, Wroe   +43 more
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Identification of pregnant women with DFR genotype and discussion of prenatal examination strategy

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To identify three cases of pregnant women with the D variant phenotype using serological and molecular tests, and discuss the strategy of prenatal examination.
Jizhi WEN, Shuangshuang JIA, Jingwang CHEN, Ling WEI, Guangping LUO, Yanli JI   +5 more
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Microfluidic flow chambers using reconstituted blood to model hemostasis and platelet transfusion in vitro [PDF]

, 2016
Blood platelets prepared for transfusion gradually lose hemostatic function during storage. Platelet function can be investigated using a variety of (indirect) in vitro experiments, but none of these is as comprehensive as microfluidic flow chambers.
Compernolle, Veerle, Devloo, Rosalie, Feys, Hendrik, Van Aelst, Britt, Vandekerckhove, Philippe   +4 more
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Luspatercept improves hemoglobin levels and blood transfusion requirements in a study of patients with β-thalassemia.

Blood, 2019
β-thalassemia is a hereditary disorder with limited approved treatment options; patients experience anemia and its complications, including iron overload.
A. Piga, S. Perrotta, M. Gamberini, E. Voskaridou, A. Melpignano, A. Filosa, V. Caruso, A. Pietrangelo, F. Longo, I. Tartaglione, C. Borgna-Pignatti, Xiaosha Zhang, A. Laadem, M. Sherman, K. Attie   +14 more
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Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Severe anaemia in children is a leading cause of hospital admission and a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are limited published data on blood transfusion in this vulnerable group.
Akech, SO, Babiker, AG, Crawley, J, Engoru, C, George, EC, Gibb, DM, Kiguli, S, Levin, M, Maitland, K, Mtove, G, Nyeko, R, Olupot-Olupot, P, Opoka, RO, Reyburn, H   +13 more
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Transfusion-related red blood cell alloantibodies: induction and consequences.

Blood, 2019
Blood transfusion is the most common procedure completed during a given hospitalization in the United States. Although often life-saving, transfusions are not risk-free.
C. Tormey, J. Hendrickson
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Detection of HIV-1 infection in dried blood spots from a 12-year-old ABO bedside test card [PDF]

, 1998
Background and Objectives: We tested dried blood from an ABO bedside test card which had been stored at room temperature for 12 years, to prove that a patient with HIV-1 infection had been infected by blood transfusion. Materials and Methods: Immunoblots
Eberle, J., Emminger, Ch., Gürtler, L., Mayer, G., Strobel, Erwin   +4 more
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Whole Blood Transfusion.

Military Medicine, 2018
Whole blood is the preferred product for resuscitation of severe traumatic hemorrhage. It contains all the elements of blood that are necessary for oxygen delivery and hemostasis, in nearly physiologic ratios and concentrations.
A. Cap, A. Beckett, A. Benov, M. Borgman, Jacob Chen, Jason B. Corley, H. Doughty, Andrew Fisher, E. Glassberg, Richard Gonzales, Shawn F Kane, Wilbur W. Malloy, Shawn C. Nessen, J. Perkins, N. Prat, Jose F. Quesada, Michael Reade, A. Sailliol, P. Spinella, Z. Stockinger, G. Strandenes, Audra L. Taylor, M. Yazer, Barbara Bryant, J. Gurney   +24 more
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Worldwide audit of blood transfusion practice in critically ill patients

Critical Care, 2018
BackgroundThe aim was to describe transfusion practice in critically ill patients at an international level and evaluate the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on outcomes in these patients.MethodsThis was a pre-planned sub-study of the ...
J. Vincent, U. Jaschinski, X. Wittebole, J. Lefrant, S. Jakob, G. Almekhlafi, T. Pellis, S. Tripathy, P. N. Rubatto Birri, Y. Sakr   +9 more
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Complications of intrauterine intravascular blood transfusion: lessons learned after 1678 procedures

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
Maternal alloimmunization to fetal red‐blood‐cell antigens is a major cause of fetal anemia, which can lead to hydrops and perinatal death if untreated. The cornerstone of management during pregnancy is intrauterine intravascular blood transfusion (IUT).
C. Zwiers, Irene T. M. Lindenburg, F. Klumper, M. Haas, D. Oepkes, I. Kamp   +5 more
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