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Blood transfusion request pattern in a medical center in Northwestern Nigeria

Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Nigeria has a national policy on blood services, however, most medical facilities find difficulties in establishing a viable, efficient blood banking system; therefore, it becomes necessary to ensure judicious utilization of this scarce ...
Ibrahim Aliyu, Godpower Michael, Haliru Ibrahim, Zainab F Ibrahim, Goni Aliyu, Ajayi T Isaiah   +5 more
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Polyethylene Glycol Camouflaged Earthworm Hemoglobin. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Nearly 21 million components of blood and whole blood and transfused annually in the United States, while on average only 13.6 million units of blood are donated. As the demand for Red Blood Cells (RBCs) continues to increase due to the aging population,
Vivek P Jani, Alborz Jelvani, Selamawit Moges, Parimala Nacharaju, Camille Roche, David Dantsker, Andre Palmer, Joel M Friedman, Pedro Cabrales   +8 more
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Sanguine: Visual Analysis for Patient Blood Management [PDF]

, 2020
Blood transfusion is a frequently performed medical procedure in surgical and nonsurgical contexts. Although it is frequently necessary or even life-saving, it has been identified as one of the most overused procedures in hospitals. Unnecessary transfusions not only waste resources but can also be detrimental to patient outcomes.
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Automated red blood cell exchange as an adjunctive treatment for severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria at the Vienna General Hospital in Austria: a retrospective cohort study

Malaria Journal, 2012
Background Severe falciparum malaria is associated with considerable rates of mortality, despite the administration of appropriate anti-malarial treatment.
Auer-Hackenberg Lorenz, Staudinger Thomas, Bojic Andja, Locker Gottfried, Leitner Gerda C, Graninger Wolfgang, Winkler Stefan, Ramharter Michael, Worel Nina   +8 more
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Pathogen inactivation in fresh frozen plasma using riboflavin and ultraviolet light: Effects on plasma proteins and coagulation factor VIII [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011
Background/Aim. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) activated by ultraviolet (UV) light, produces active oxygen which damages cell membrane and prevents replication of the carrier of diseases (viruses, bacteria, protozoa) in all blood products.
Stanojković Zoran, Antić Ana
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Role of Emergency Automated Red Cell Exchange in Sickle Cell Crisis: A Case Report

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2020
For many years main stay of treatment for sickle cell anaemia was transfusion therapy. But repeated transfusions put the patient at risk of iron overload.
Anubhav Gupta, Kiran Chaudhary, Rajnish Kaushik   +2 more
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A decision integration strategy for short-term demand forecasting and ordering for red blood cell components [PDF]

Operations Research for Health Care, Volume 29, June 2021, 100290, 2020
Blood transfusion is one of the most crucial and commonly administered therapeutics worldwide. The need for more accurate and efficient ways to manage blood demand and supply is an increasing concern. Building a technology-based, robust blood demand and supply chain that can achieve the goals of reducing ordering frequency, inventory level, wastage and
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Droplet impact of blood and blood simulants on a solid surface: Effect of the deformability of red blood cells and the elasticity of plasma [PDF]

Forensic Sci. Int., 331, 111138 (2022), 2022
Previous studies suggest that the behaviour of impacting blood is similar to that of a Newtonian fluid, which has a shear viscosity equivalent to that of blood at high shear rates. To understand this important fact, we conducted comparative experiments of droplet impact on a glass surface using whole blood and three solutions with a shear viscosity ...
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Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2018
Sickle cell-beta thalassemia is a double heterozygous state. Red cell exchange (RCE) transfusion reduces the concentration of sickle cells without increasing the hematocrit or whole-blood viscosity. It can be performed manually or by erythrocytapheresis.
Ruhi A Mehra, Seema A Gupta, D B Borkar
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Transfusion Therapy in Critically Ill Children

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2008
Critically ill children in pediatric intensive care units are commonly indicated for blood transfusion due to many reasons. Children are quite different from adults during growth and development, and that should be taken into consideration.
Tai-Tsung Chang
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