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The use of hydroxyurea may eliminate the need for future blood transfusions in children with beta-thalassemia major administration of hydroxyurea to patients with severe forms of beta-thalassemia would result in production of fetal hemoglobin.
Blood transfusion is an essential and irreplaceable part of modern medicine, as a therapeutic modality or additional support to other clinical therapies. Nevertheless, the entire procedure from blood collection to administration, absorbs a significant amount of resources and has a number of problems that...
(2008) Blood transfusion administration-one- or two-person checks: which is the safest method? Transfusion 48(4): 783-789.Watson D, Murdock J, Doree C, et al.: Blood transfusion administration- one- or two-person checks: which is the saf- est method? Transfusion 2008; 48:783-789...
These data are placed into context by Hunt and Neal in theirEditorial.7 They describe the biology of trauma-induced coagulopathy to emphasize that a“one-size-fits-all”approach toblood product administration is insufficient. They call formoreprecision transfusion research, with novel designs, enriched...
FULL PAPER British Journal of Cancer (2017) 116, 28–35 | doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.386 Keywords: head and neck cancer; anaemia; MRI; blood transfusion; radiotherapy Blood transfusion during radical chemo-radiotherapy does not reduce tumour hypoxia in squamous cell cancer of the head and neck Liam...
The invention relates to a blood transfusion apparatus of the type comprising a blood supply, at least one pump for accelerating the blood, a single-use pouch for the pump, a blood heater, a single-use pouch for the heater, a filtration system, a perfusion line connected by conical nozzle...
A blood product is any part of the blood that is collected from a donor for use in a blood transfusion. Although prescribing blood products may feel much the same as prescribing any other fluid, it is a decision that should be taken very seriously, for a
Routinely in Australia, the Australian New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion guidelines for Transfusion and Immunohematology Laboratory Practice advise selection of ABO and RhD matched red cell products to reduce risk in transfusions.8,9,10 The RH (eg, D, C/c, E/e) and MNS (eg, M/N,...
term for determining the patient's blood type. This is done prior to surgery, so blood can be given in the operating room if necessary.22Most surgeries do not require ablood transfusion, but some procedures, such as on-pump heart bypass surgery, routinely require the administration of blood....