Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare entity caused by irreversible sulfation of the heme moiety in haemoglobin to form sulfated haemoglobin (SulfHb) and has been caused by H2S arising from certain metabolites of drugs and bacterial infection.
Suzanne Docherty +4 more
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Exchange Transfusion in Neonatal Sepsis: A Narrative Literature Review of Pros and Cons
Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is widely considered that exchange transfusion (ET) as an adjunctive treatment for neonatal sepsis has the ability to reduce mortality.
Shigeo Iijima
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Outcomes following kidney transplantation in patients with sickle cell disease: The impact of automated exchange blood transfusion [PDF]
There are over 12,000 people with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the UK, and 4–12% of patients who develop Sickle Cell Nephropathy (SCN) progress to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
Peter A Andrews +39 more
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1002: USE OF ECMO AND WHOLE BLOOD EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION FOR SEVERE COLCHICINE TOXICITY
Katelyn Desai +5 more
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Due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infectious disease (COVID-19), blood donation events had to be cancelled, and there were concerns about a decrease in the number of blood donors from late February 2020 in Japan.
Tomohide Mishiba, Shinji Takeoka
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Use of Red Cell Indices for Screening of Hereditary Spherocytosis in Neonates: A Report of Two Cases Confirmed by Exome Sequencing [PDF]
Prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as neonatal jaundice persisting beyond 14 days of life. Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS) often remains underdiagnosed and is a notable cause of prolonged neonatal jaundice.
Vinay Batthula +4 more
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Severe Apnea in a Premature Infant after Accidental Vancomycin Overdose Responsive to Treatment with Exchange Transfusion [PDF]
Background: Mostly seen toxicities following vancomycin are ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. We here report a very low birth weight preterm neonate who developed severe episodes of apnea after accidental iatrogenic vancomycin overdose, responsive to ...
Sezin Unal +4 more
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Neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [PDF]
PurposeThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among infants with neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia (NIH); compare G6PD-deficient and G6PD-normal patients regarding hyperbilirubinemia and ...
Hasan M. Isa +4 more
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Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Causes and Contributing Factors Leading to Exchange Transfusion at Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad [PDF]
"nHyperbilirubinemia is common in neonates; it can have a serious rising course. Due to its critical morbidity called "kernicterus", severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia causes which lead to exchange transfusion, should be clarified.
Farhad Heydarian, Mina Majdi
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Neuromuscular Blockade with Rocuronium Bromide Increases the Tolerance of Acute Normovolemic Anemia in Anesthetized Pigs [PDF]
Background: The patient's individual anemia tolerance is pivotal when blood transfusions become necessary, but are not feasible for some reason. To date, the effects of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) on anemia tolerance have not been investigated. Methods:
Horn, O. +7 more
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