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Health technology assessment of pathogen reduction technologies applied to plasma for clinical use [PDF]

, 2016
Although existing clinical evidence shows that the transfusion of blood components is becoming increasingly safe, the risk of transmission of known and unknown pathogens, new pathogens or re-emerging pathogens still persists.
Berrino, Alexandra, Casini, Marina, Cicchetti, Americo, Codella, Paola, Facco, Giuseppina, Fiore, Alessandra, Grazzini, Giuliano, Liumbruno, Giancarlo M., Marano, Giuseppe, Marchetti, Marco, Midolo, Emanuela, Minacori, Roberta, Refolo, Pietro, Romano, Federica, Ruggeri, Matteo, Sacchini, Dario, Spagnolo, Antonio G., Urbina, Irene, Vaglio, Stefania   +18 more
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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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Halothane hepatitis with renal failure treated with hemodialysis and exchange transfusion [PDF]

, 1974
A 38-year-old white female, hepatitis B antigen negative, developed fluminating hepatic failure associated with oliguria and severe azotemia after two halothane anesthesia and without exposure to other hepatotoxic drugs or blood transfusions.
A. G. Redeker, B. Castleman, C. Trey, F. J. Tornetta, F. M. T. Carney, J. E. Kiley, J. G. Weg, Makoto Ishikawa, Mordecai M. Popovtzer, R. L. Peters, S. Sherlock, Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, Thomas E. Starzl, Torben Johansen, W. M. Keynes   +14 more
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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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Increased plasma viscosity as a reason for inappropriate erythropoietin formation [PDF]

, 1993
The aim of this study was to examine whether altered plasma viscosity could contribute to the inappropriately low production rate of erythropoietin (EPO) observed in patients suffering from hypergammaglobulinemias associated with multiple myeloma or ...
Eckardt, Kai-Uwe, Götz, Karlheinz, Hamann, M., Kurtz, Armin, Ratcliffe, P. J., Reinhart, W. H., Singh, A., Zimmermann, A.   +7 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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Exchange Transfusion in Neonatal Sepsis: A Narrative Literature Review of Pros and Cons

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022
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.
S. Iijima
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Neuromuscular Blockade with Rocuronium Bromide Increases the Tolerance of Acute Normovolemic Anemia in Anesthetized Pigs [PDF]

, 2012
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:
A. Pape, B. Zwissler, Barton RG, Cain SM, Eisenberg E, Fontana JL, H. Kertscho, Habler OP, Haller M, Herweling A, Holt JP, Ickx BE, Kampe S, Kemming GI, Kim J, Koskolou MD, Levy PS, M. Lossen, Madjdpour C, Marik PE, McCall M, Meier J, Meier JM, Meier JM, Meier JM, Meisner FG, Messmer KF, Muldoon SM, Naguib M, O. Habler, O. Horn, P. Stein, Pape A, Pape A, Pape A, Perez V, Pittman RN, Richardson RS, Russell WC, S. Kutschker, Schumacker PT, van der Linden P, van der Linden P, van Woerkens EC, Vernon DD, Werlhof V, Zollinger A   +46 more
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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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