We report two cases of patients with SCT and severe anemia in the setting of blood loss secondary to uterine fibroids subsequently causing VOCs with likely bone sequestration. The occurrence of VOCs in SCT, while infrequent, can be serious and demands a high index of sus...
Iron-deficiency anemia:Iron is necessary for the body to make red blood cells. Low iron intake and loss of blood due tomenstruationare the most common causes of iron-deficiency anemia. It may also be caused by blood loss from the GI tract because of ulcers orcancer. Treatment includes iron...
You may need a transfusion of red blood cells if you've lost blood due to an injury or surgery. You also may need this type of transfusion if you have severeanemia(uh-NEE-me-uh) due to disease or blood loss. Anemia is a condition in which your blood has a lower-than-normal number...
Chronic occult bleeding often is associated with anemia due to the loss of iron along with the blood (iron deficiency anemia). What diseases and conditions can cause blood in the stool (rectal bleeding)? Many diseases and conditions can cause rectal bleeding. Common causes of rectal bleeding (...
This may occur, for example, in patients with a low stroke volume, which may be seen in congestive heart failure, stenosis of the aortic valve, or significant blood loss following trauma. In contrast, a high or wide pulse pressure is common in healthy people following strenuous exercise, ...
Open Document Anemia is a blood disorder where patients do not receive sufficient oxygen due to an insufficient amount of red blood cells. It is considered the most common blood disorder. Anemia often a byproduct of other diseases/conditions has the ability to disrupt the body's ability to pro...
Hidden blood loss (HBL) is a notable complication in spinal endoscopic procedures. This study aims to compare tissue damage and hidden blood loss between two minimally invasive spinal techniques: unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (UBE) and percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEI...
Anemia occurs for different reasons like: increased destruction (break down) of red blood cells, increased blood loss from the body, inadequate production of red blood cells by the bone marrow etc. Aplastic anemia occurs when the bone marrow is unable to produce sufficient numbers of blood cells...
Risk factors for blood loss and transfusions were identified and transfusion probabilities computed. The number needed to treat (NNT) of a potential correction of preoperative anemia with iron substitution for the prevention of RBC transfusion was calculated. A total of 308 patients were included, ...
Blood disease - Anemias, Normocytic, Normochromic: Forms of anemia in which the average size and hemoglobin content of the red blood cells are within normal limits are called normocytic normochromic anemias. Usually microscopic examination of the red cel