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Evolving perspectives on blood transfusion in obstetric hemorrhage: a narrative review [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology
Globally, postpartum hemorrhage is still among the most significant factors in preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. Although early recognition and intervention have improved with advances in obstetric care, transfusion practices are often based ...
Yoon Ji Choi, Sang Hun Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Case Report of Abdominal Distension, Pain, and Severe Anemia. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT We present a case of a 31‐year‐old woman with progressive abdominal distension, bilateral loin pain, and severe anemia requiring multiple blood transfusions. She was referred for a computed tomography (CT) scan of bilateral renal masses before potential surgery.
Rusheke H   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Photoacoustic spectroscopy of β-hematin [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Optics, 2012
Malaria affects over 200 million individuals annually, resulting in 800,000 fatalities. Current tests use blood smears and can only detect the disease when 0.1-1% of blood cells are infected. We are investigating the use of photoacoustic flowmetry to sense as few as one infected cell among 10 million or more normal blood cells, thus diagnosing ...
Edward B, Samson   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Adverse events of iron and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy in preoperatively anemic elective surgery patients: a systematic review

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2022
Background Iron supplementation and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) administration represent the hallmark therapies in preoperative anemia treatment, as reflected in a set of evidence-based treatment recommendations made during the 2018 ...
Jorien Laermans   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hematin: unique effects of hemostasis [PDF]

open access: yesBlood, 1983
Hematin is clinically useful in the treatment of acute intermittent porphyria. Recently, hematin-induced coagulopathy has been reported, and a patient we treated bled during hematin therapy. On 3 separate occasions, infusions of hematin (4 mg/kg) induced thrombocytopenia, prolongation of the prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time. Reptilase time,
R, Glueck   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Hematologic reference intervals for healthy adult Saudis in Riyadh

open access: yesAnnals of Saudi Medicine, 2022
BACKGROUND: Laboratory hematological tests are widely used in clinical practice to assess health and disease conditions. Reference ranges provided by laboratory reports are considered the most authoritative medical tools to assist in the decision-making ...
Salwa Bakr   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Circulatory contributors to the phenotype in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is mechanistically and therapeutically challenging, not only because of the molecular and cellular perturbations that generate vascular abnormalities, but also the modifications to circulatory physiology that ...
Shovlin, CL
core   +2 more sources

Drug utilization pattern among patients of chronic renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis in a tertiary care teaching hospital

open access: yesNational Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: In India, end-stage renal disease incidence is 100 patients/million population/year, which means every year for a population of 1 billion almost more than 100,000 new patients will occur.
Sarath Chandra N   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Pregnant Women in Malaysia: A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Anemia in pregnancy is defined as a hemoglobin level of <11 g/dl, and is commonly due to iron deficiency. This systematic review was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of anemia and iron deficiency among pregnant women in Malaysia.
Raudah Abd Rahman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atrophic glossitis: Etiology, serum autoantibodies, anemia, hematinic deficiencies, hyperhomocysteinemia, and management

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Atrophic glossitis (AG) is characterized by the partial or complete absence of filiform papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue. AG may reflect the significant deficiencies of some major nutrients including riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, vitamin ...
Chun-Pin Chiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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