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Development and Evaluation of a Serum Transfusion Process in the Thorny Devil Stick Insect (Eurycantha calcarata)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The thorny devil stick insect (Eurycantha calcarata) is a common invertebrate maintained under human care. Blood (hemolymph) transfusions are a widely used therapeutic tool in other species, but investigation in terrestrial arthropods remains scarce ...
Taylor M. Gregory, Ashlyn C. Heniff, Melinda A. Gorges, Andrew W. Lathan, Gregory A. Lewbart, Julie A. Balko   +5 more
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Slowing decline in blood collection and transfusion in the United States – 2017

Transfusion, 2020
The National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has demonstrated declines in blood collection and transfusion in the United States since 2008, including declines of 11.6% in red blood cell (RBC) collections and 13.9% in RBC transfusions ...
Jefferson M Jones, M. Sapiano, Alexandra A. Savinkina, K. Haass, Misha L. Baker, R. Henry, J. Berger, S. Basavaraju   +7 more
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Hemostatic Activity of Canine Never-Frozen Liquid Plasma Collected for Transfusion

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
This study measured the changes of hemostatic activity in liquid plasma (LP) over 7 days of storage. Five canine plasma units, divided into two aliquots were evaluated: one stored refrigerated at 2–6°C as never-frozen LP and one frozen at −18°C as fresh ...
Daniela Proverbio, Roberta Perego, Luciana Baggiani, Eva Spada   +3 more
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Impact of perioperative red blood cell transfusion, anemia of cancer and global health status on the prognosis of elderly patients with endometrial and ovarian cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
IntroductionPerioperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusions have been associated with increased morbidity and worse oncological outcome in some solid neoplasms. In order to elucidate whether RBC transfusions themselves, the preoperative anemia of cancer (
Katharina Anic, Mona Wanda Schmidt, Marcus Schmidt, Slavomir Krajnak, Amelie Löwe, Valerie Catherine Linz, Roxana Schwab, Wolfgang Weikel, Walburgis Brenner, Christiane Westphalen, René Rissel, Erik Kristoffer Hartmann, Roland Conradi, Annette Hasenburg, Marco Johannes Battista   +14 more
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Randomized Trial of Platelet‐Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Platelet transfusions are commonly used to prevent bleeding in preterm infants with thrombocytopenia. Data are lacking to provide guidance regarding thresholds for prophylactic platelet transfusions in preterm neonates with severe ...
A. Curley, S. Stanworth, K. Willoughby, S. F. Fustolo-Gunnink, V. Venkatesh, C. Hudson, A. Deary, R. Hodge, V. Hopkins, Beatriz Lopez Santamaria, A. Mora, C. Llewelyn, A. D’Amore, R. Khan, W. Onland, E. Lopriore, Karin Fijnvandraat, H. New, P. Clarke, T. Watts   +19 more
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Outcomes and Blood Product Use in 89 Surgically Managed and 79 Medically Managed Cases of Acute Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in the Dog

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Objective: To describe a population of dogs with acute spontaneous hemoperitoneum (ASH) that were treated with either surgical or medical management in the first 12 h after presentation, and to perform a preliminary investigation into whether there were ...
Leah Veronica Wright, Michelle Renwick, Rachel W. Y. Soh, Nicole R. Fan, Anna J. Tebb, Yenny H. Indrawirawan   +5 more
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Chinese expert consensus on monitoring, prevention, and control of bacterial contamination in platelets

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Platelet transfusion plays a critical role in the treatment of hematologic diseases, severe illnesses and malignancies. However, the unique storage temperature (22±2℃) makes it the most susceptible blood component to bacterial contamination, which may ...
Beijing Medical Association Blood Transfusion Medicine Branch, Bethune Charitable Foundation Blood Transfusion Medicine Expert Committee   +1 more
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A consensus redefinition of transfusion‐related acute lung injury

Transfusion, 2019
Transfusion‐related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious complication of blood transfusion and is among the leading causes of transfusion‐related morbidity and mortality in most developed countries.
A. Vlaar, P. Toy, M. Fung, M. Looney, N. Juffermans, J. Bux, P. Bolton-Maggs, A. Peters, C. Silliman, D. Kor, S. Kleinman   +10 more
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A case report of severe drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia caused by piperacillin

Frontiers in Immunology
Piperacillin is a beta-lactamase inhibitor frequently used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with strong antibacterial action against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter, especially extended-spectrum beta-
Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Guojin Ou, Guojin Ou, Guojin Ou   +6 more
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Viscoelastic methods of blood clotting assessment – a multidisciplinary review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2015
Viscoelastic methods made available the bed-side assessment of blood clotting. Unlike standard laboratory tests, the results are based on the whole blood coagulation, are available in real time and in much faster turnaround time.
Jan eBenes, Jan eBenes, Jan eZatloukal, Jakub eKletecka   +3 more
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