A study to assess and grade the donor adverse events using the severity grading tool of hemovigilance program of India [PDF]
Asian Journal of Transfusion ScienceBACKGROUND: Donor vigilance is the monitoring of donor adverse events (DAEs) to improve donor safety and the quality of the blood donation process. This study aimed to grade and assess DAEs using a new severity grading tool (SGT) by the Hemovigilance ...
Punkesh Patel +3 more
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Prevalence and Implications of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Blood Donors in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a transfusion-transmissible infection of global concern. While mandatory screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) has reduced overt infections, occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) poses ongoing risk ...
Wajnat A. Tounsi
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Hemovigilance drives improved transfusion safety [PDF]
Transfusion, 2021 Michael Murphy
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Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2022 Background and Objectives: Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention but may cause nonfatal to fatal untoward events. Therefore, for safe blood transfusion, various adverse reactions need to be identified and steps should be taken to reduce such ...
Tamanna Afroz +2 more
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Transfusion-related alpha-gal syndrome: Two new cases expanding the demographic and geographic spectrum, and evidence of a diagnostic gap in allergic transfusion reaction evaluation. [PDF]
TransfusionAbstract Background Transfusion‐related alpha‐gal syndrome (TRAGS) has recently been proposed as a cause of allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs) in which alpha‐gal‐specific IgE in sensitized group O (or potentially group A) recipients reacts with epitopes on group B or AB plasma‐containing components.
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The importance of hemovigilance in the transmission of infectious diseases [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2013 Hemovigilance is an organized system of surveillance throughout the transfusion chain intended to evaluate information in order to prevent the appearance or recurrence of adverse reactions related to the use of blood products.The aims of this study were to assess the late reporting of incidents related to possible seroconversion in respect to age ...
Martins, Paulo Roberto Juliano +5 more
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National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2020 Background: Blood transfusion is a lifesaving procedure but has potential to cause adverse events. Hemovigilance is a program that ensures safety of transfusion reactions by monitoring every step of transfusion process from donor to recipient.
Rukhsana Chowdhary +2 more
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Exploring the immunomodulatory impacts of blood manufacturing consolidation. [PDF]
TransfusionAbstract Introduction The immunomodulatory consequences of blood transfusion, known as transfusion‐related immune modulation (TRIM), are often not captured by hemovigilance systems. Changes to blood product manufacturing processes may impact patient outcomes.
Kauffman A +11 more
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Epidemiological Data – an Important Part of the Hemovigilance System [PDF]
Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2010 Epidemiological data are essential for monitoring trends and outbreaks of infectious diseases in the general population. The reporting system pursuant to the Infection Protection Act in Germany results in a very good quality of timely nationwide data on all reportable diseases including those relevant for the blood supply: HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B
Offergeld, Ruth +2 more
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