Irish Blood Transfusion Service Research & Development Strategy 2021 to 2023 [PDF]
, 2021 The rapidly evolving fields of transfusion, transplantation and laboratory diagnostics mean it is imperative that upcoming changes to clinical practice, testing, production and donation, are always considered and prepared for.
Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)
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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 +2 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 +8 more
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Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2022 Background: Group O blood donor is more readily available and is frequently used as a universal red cell donor and emergency O whole blood (EM O) for exchange transfusion in neonates. Sera from group O donors contains two separable haemolysin antibodies, anti-A and anti-B, and a cross-reacting antibody called anti-A, B (mostly IgG).
Noor Haslina Mohd Noor +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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Zamjena pune krvi kao obećavajući način liječenja otrovanja aluminijevim fosfidom [PDF]
Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2018 Abstract A 37-year-old male was referred to us about one hour after deliberate ingestion of two 3-gram aluminium phosphide (ALP) tablets. Three hours after admission, his blood pressure dropped to 85/55 mmHg, his heart rate increased to 120 bpm, O2 saturation dropped to 82 %, and the electrocardiogram showed junctional rhythm.
Zamani, Nasim +2 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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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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Effectiveness of blood transfusions and risk factors for mortality in children aged from 1 month to 4 years at the Bon Marche Hospital, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
, 2012 Objective To assess the effectiveness of blood transfusions in a hospital of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods Prospective study of children admitted for severe anaemia.
Bottineau, M-C +8 more
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Legal and ethical issues in safe blood transfusion
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 Legal issues play a vital role in providing a framework for the Indian blood transfusion service (BTS), while ethical issues pave the way for quality.
Shivaram Chandrashekar, Ambuja Kantharaj
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