To assist in this task, the Pediatric Hemotherapy Committee of the American Association of Blood Banks has developed guidelines for the conduct of pediatric blood transfusion audits. These guidelines, summarized herein, cover transfusion of red blood cells, platelets, white blood cells, fresh-frozen ...
Blood transfusions are a vital part of medical care, often life-saving for patients suffering from conditions like severe anemia, trauma, or major surgeries. However, healthcare professionals must handle the process with precision and care to avoid potential risks. Understanding the essentials of saf...
Blood transfusion is an important supportive therapy for children with cancer. However, no clear blood transfusion adaptation criteria have been established in Japan. According to the blood transfusion indication criteria for children with cancer in the pediatric blood transfusion guidelines in other countr...
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Continual reassessment, close collaboration between neonatologists, infectious disease specialists, and nursing staff, and adherence to evidence-based guidelines are fundamental in navigating the complexities of neonatal sepsis management, ensuring timely interventions, and safeguarding the vulnerable neonatal ...
At birth, blood continues to flow from the mother to baby through the intact umbilical cord. This continuum of fetal-placental circulation, now taking place between the placenta and the newborn infant has been termed ‘placental transfusion’, and it enables redistribution of blood between the pla...
Various devices including thermoregulators, monitoring devices such as ventilators, blood gas monitoring systems among others are developed with the latest technology for better clinical outcomes. However, poor accessibility towards neonatal infant care in the lower-middle and low-income countries will be...
administered by any route to patients receiving anesthetics, or to patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents, such as succinylcholine, tubocurarine or decamethonium, or in patients receiving massive transfusions of citrate-anticoagulated blood.If neuromuscular blockade occurs, calcium salts may ...
Transfusion in the patient with sickle cell disease: a critical review of the literature and transfusion guidelines. Transfus Med Rev 2007;21:118–33. 75. Vichinsky EP, Earles A, Johnson RA, Hoag MS, Williams A, Lubin B. Allo- immunization in sickle cell anemia and ...