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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 IntroductionWhile tranexamic acid (TXA) is widely used in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) who undergo surgical repair to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirement, the optimal dosage of TXA is unknown in these patients.Materials ...
Jingfei Guo +7 more
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The Lancet, 2007 Ever since platelet transfusions were shown to reduce mortality from haemorrhage in patients with acute leukaemia in the 1950s, the use of this therapy has steadily grown to become an essential part of the treatment of cancer, haematological malignancies, marrow failure, and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Stroncek, David F., Rebulla, Paolo
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Microfluidic flow chambers using reconstituted blood to model hemostasis and platelet transfusion in vitro [PDF]
, 2016 Blood platelets prepared for transfusion gradually lose hemostatic function during storage. Platelet function can be investigated using a variety of (indirect) in vitro experiments, but none of these is as comprehensive as microfluidic flow chambers.
Compernolle, Veerle +4 more
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Annals of Health Research, 2020 Background: Anaemia is prevalent among children in our environment, often necessitating blood transfusions. The knowledge of the common indications for blood transfusion and the required preventive measures is likely to reduce the transfusion rates ...
SO Akodu
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Zika virus and the never-ending story of emerging pathogens and transfusion medicine [PDF]
, 2016 In the last few years, the transfusion medicine community has been paying special attention to emerging vector-borne diseases transmitted by arboviruses.
Grazzini, Giuliano +4 more
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How do hospitals respond to feedback about blood transfusion practice? A multiple case study investigation [PDF]
, 2018 National clinical audits play key roles in improving care and driving system-wide change. However, effects of audit and feedback depend upon both reach (e.g. relevant staff receiving the feedback) and response (e.g.
During, C. +10 more
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury in multiple traumatized patients [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Many of the multiple traumatized patients who refer to the hospital need transfusion. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious clinical syndrome associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components.
Alijanpour, E. +3 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Patch‐clamp recordings revealed that tamoxifen inhibits voltage‐gated sodium channels, especially under acidic conditions, both common in metastatic cancer cells. These effects may explain certain antitumor properties of tamoxifen, highlighting a novel mechanism of action beyond its known endocrine effects.
Karl Josef Föhr +5 more
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Traumatic coagulopathy and massive transfusion: improving outcomes and saving blood
Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2017 Introduction: Dysfunction of the coagulation system, termed trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC), is a major problem in patients who bleed after injury. Trauma haemorrhage is considered one of the leading preventable causes of death worldwide.
Karim Brohi, Simon Eaglestone
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Folia Medica, 2018 Background: The potential hazards of allogeneic blood transfusion are well established in literature. Few things are known, however, about the results of combining different blood saving techniques and their results in avoiding allogeneic blood ...
Katranitsa Lamprini +5 more
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