Blood transfusion. Medical search

The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Reinfusion of blood or blood products derived from the patient's own circulation. (Dorland, 27th ed)

The transfer of erythrocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.

The transfer of blood platelets from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.

Repetitive withdrawal of small amounts of blood and replacement with donor blood until a large proportion of the blood volume has been exchanged. Used in treatment of fetal erythroblastosis, hepatic coma, sickle cell anemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septicemia, burns, thrombotic thrombopenic purpura, and fulminant malaria.

The transfer of blood components such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and plasma from a donor to a recipient or back to the donor. This process differs from the procedures undertaken in PLASMAPHERESIS and types of CYTAPHERESIS; (PLATELETPHERESIS and LEUKAPHERESIS) where, following the removal of plasma or the specific cell components, the remainder is transfused back to the donor.

Loss of blood during a surgical procedure.

In utero transfusion of BLOOD into the FETUS for the treatment of FETAL DISEASES, such as fetal erythroblastosis (ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL).

Centers for collecting, characterizing and storing human blood.

Testing erythrocytes to determine presence or absence of blood-group antigens, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of antibodies to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to transfusion.

Recovery of blood lost from surgical procedures for reuse by the same patient in AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. It is collected during (intraoperatively) or after completion of (postoperatively) the surgical procedures.

Passage of blood from one fetus to another via an arteriovenous communication or other shunt, in a monozygotic twin pregnancy. It results in anemia in one twin and polycythemia in the other. (Lee et al., Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p737-8)

A reduction in the number of circulating ERYTHROCYTES or in the quantity of HEMOGLOBIN.

Hemorrhage following any surgical procedure. It may be immediate or delayed and is not restricted to the surgical wound.

Antifibrinolytic hemostatic used in severe hemorrhage.

The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements.

Agents that prevent fibrinolysis or lysis of a blood clot or thrombus. Several endogenous antiplasmins are known. The drugs are used to control massive hemorrhage and in other coagulation disorders.

Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.

Members of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized government authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusions and other blood-based treatments based on religious belief.

The process by which blood or its components are kept viable outside of the organism from which they are derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).

An antigenic mismatch between donor and recipient blood. Antibodies present in the recipient's serum may be directed against antigens in the donor product. Such a mismatch may result in a transfusion reaction in which, for example, donor blood is hemolyzed. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984).

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

The degree to which the blood supply for BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS is free of harmful substances or infectious agents, and properly typed and crossmatched (BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING) to insure serological compatibility between BLOOD DONORS and recipients.

The mildest form of erythroblastosis fetalis in which anemia is the chief manifestation.

The transfer of leukocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.

Reduction of blood viscosity usually by the addition of cell free solutions. Used clinically (1) in states of impaired microcirculation, (2) for replacement of intraoperative blood loss without homologous blood transfusion, and (3) in cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia.

Interventions to provide care prior to, during, and immediately after surgery.

Substances that are used in place of blood, for example, as an alternative to BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS after blood loss to restore BLOOD VOLUME and oxygen-carrying capacity to the blood circulation, or to perfuse isolated organs.

The preparation of platelet concentrates with the return of red cells and platelet-poor plasma to the donor.

A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent.

A condition characterized by the abnormal presence of ERYTHROBLASTS in the circulation of the FETUS or NEWBORNS. It is a disorder due to BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY, such as the maternal alloimmunization by fetal antigen RH FACTORS leading to HEMOLYSIS of ERYTHROCYTES, hemolytic anemia (ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC), general edema (HYDROPS FETALIS), and SEVERE JAUNDICE IN NEWBORN.

Antibodies from an individual that react with ISOANTIGENS of another individual of the same species.

Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.

Agents acting to arrest the flow of blood. Absorbable hemostatics arrest bleeding either by the formation of an artificial clot or by providing a mechanical matrix that facilitates clotting when applied directly to the bleeding surface. These agents function more at the capillary level and are not effective at stemming arterial or venous bleeding under any significant intravascular pressure.

Glycoprotein hormone, secreted chiefly by the KIDNEY in the adult and the LIVER in the FETUS, that acts on erythroid stem cells of the BONE MARROW to stimulate proliferation and differentiation.

The removal of LEUKOCYTES from BLOOD to reduce BLOOD TRANSFUSION reactions and lower the chance of transmitting VIRUSES. This may be performed by FILTRATION or by CYTAPHERESIS.

A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.

Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.

Control of bleeding during or after surgery.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

International collective of humanitarian organizations led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, to provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Transplacental passage of fetal blood into the circulation of the maternal organism. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery.

Infectious organisms in the BLOOD, of which the predominant medical interest is their contamination of blood-soiled linens, towels, gowns, BANDAGES, other items from individuals in risk categories, NEEDLES and other sharp objects, MEDICAL WASTE and DENTAL WASTE, all of which health workers are exposed to. This concept is differentiated from the clinical conditions of BACTEREMIA; VIREMIA; and FUNGEMIA where the organism is present in the blood of a patient as the result of a natural infectious process.

Diversion of the flow of blood from the entrance of the right atrium directly to the aorta (or femoral artery) via an oxygenator thus bypassing both the heart and lungs.

The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.

The process by which fetal Rh+ erythrocytes enter the circulation of an Rh- mother, causing her to produce IMMUNOGLOBULIN G antibodies, which can cross the placenta and destroy the erythrocytes of Rh+ fetuses. Rh isoimmunization can also be caused by BLOOD TRANSFUSION with mismatched blood.

Agents which improve the quality of the blood, increasing the hemoglobin level and the number of erythrocytes. They are used in the treatment of anemias.

Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.

A single-chain polypeptide derived from bovine tissues consisting of 58 amino-acid residues. It is an inhibitor of proteolytic enzymes including CHYMOTRYPSIN; KALLIKREIN; PLASMIN; and TRYPSIN. It is used in the treatment of HEMORRHAGE associated with raised plasma concentrations of plasmin. It is also used to reduce blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients at high risk of major blood loss during and following open heart surgery with EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION. (Reynolds JEF(Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, Inc, Englewood, CO, 1995)

Replacement of the knee joint.

An excessive accumulation of iron in the body due to a greater than normal absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract or from parenteral injection. This may arise from idiopathic hemochromatosis, excessive iron intake, chronic alcoholism, certain types of refractory anemia, or transfusional hemosiderosis. (From Churchill's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 1989)

The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.

Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new compound which can be eliminated from the body.

Surgery performed on the heart.

Excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH. It is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEMATOCRIT. Postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).

An infant during the first month after birth.

The residual portion of BLOOD that is left after removal of BLOOD CELLS by CENTRIFUGATION without prior BLOOD COAGULATION.

The number of PLATELETS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.

A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia.

A subnormal level of BLOOD PLATELETS.

Antibodies to the HEPATITIS C ANTIGENS including antibodies to envelope, core, and non-structural proteins.

Hemorrhagic and thrombotic disorders that occur as a consequence of abnormalities in blood coagulation due to a variety of factors such as COAGULATION PROTEIN DISORDERS; BLOOD PLATELET DISORDERS; BLOOD PROTEIN DISORDERS or nutritional conditions.

Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.)

The techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.

Excision of all or part of the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)

A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.

The number of RETICULOCYTES per unit volume of BLOOD. The values are expressed as a percentage of the ERYTHROCYTE COUNT or in the form of an index ("corrected reticulocyte index"), which attempts to account for the number of circulating erythrocytes.

The volume of packed RED BLOOD CELLS in a blood specimen. The volume is measured by centrifugation in a tube with graduated markings, or with automated blood cell counters. It is an indicator of erythrocyte status in disease. For example, ANEMIA shows a low value; POLYCYTHEMIA, a high value.

An antifibrinolytic agent that acts by inhibiting plasminogen activators which have fibrinolytic properties.

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans due to infection by VIRUSES. There are several significant types of human viral hepatitis with infection caused by enteric-transmission (HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS E) or blood transfusion (HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; and HEPATITIS D).

Replacement of the hip joint.

A rare transmissible encephalopathy most prevalent between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Affected individuals may present with sleep disturbances, personality changes, ATAXIA; APHASIA, visual loss, weakness, muscle atrophy, MYOCLONUS, progressive dementia, and death within one year of disease onset. A familial form exhibiting autosomal dominant inheritance and a new variant CJD (potentially associated with ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM) have been described. Pathological features include prominent cerebellar and cerebral cortical spongiform degeneration and the presence of PRIONS. (From N Engl J Med, 1998 Dec 31;339(27))

Bleeding from a PEPTIC ULCER that can be located in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES based on the detection through serological testing of characteristic change in the serum level of specific ANTIBODIES. Latent subclinical infections and carrier states can thus be detected in addition to clinically overt cases.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.

Erythrocyte isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) blood group system, the most complex of all human blood groups. The major antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of erythroblastosis fetalis.

Organic chemicals that form two or more coordination links with an iron ion. Once coordination has occurred, the complex formed is called a chelate. The iron-binding porphyrin group of hemoglobin is an example of a metal chelate found in biological systems.

The religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus Christ: the religion that believes in God as the Father Almighty who works redemptively through the Holy Spirit for men's salvation and that affirms Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior who proclaimed to man the gospel of salvation. (From Webster, 3d ed)

The period during a surgical operation.

Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the fetus and amniotic cavity through abdominal or uterine entry.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.

Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.

Bleeding from the nose.

The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.

Sets of cell surface antigens located on BLOOD CELLS. They are usually membrane GLYCOPROTEINS or GLYCOLIPIDS that are antigenically distinguished by their carbohydrate moieties.

Solutions having the same osmotic pressure as blood serum, or another solution with which they are compared. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed & Dorland, 28th ed)

A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.

The aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.

The number of RED BLOOD CELLS per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD.

Any liquid used to replace blood plasma, usually a saline solution, often with serum albumins, dextrans or other preparations. These substances do not enhance the oxygen- carrying capacity of blood, but merely replace the volume. They are also used to treat dehydration.

Acquired hemolytic anemia due to the presence of AUTOANTIBODIES which agglutinate or lyse the patient's own RED BLOOD CELLS.

A test to detect non-agglutinating ANTIBODIES against ERYTHROCYTES by use of anti-antibodies (the Coombs' reagent.) The direct test is applied to freshly drawn blood to detect antibody bound to circulating red cells. The indirect test is applied to serum to detect the presence of antibodies that can bind to red blood cells.

Use of a thrombelastograph, which provides a continuous graphic record of the physical shape of a clot during fibrin formation and subsequent lysis.

Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN.

Conditions in which there is a generalized increase in the iron stores of body tissues, particularly of liver and the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM, without demonstrable tissue damage. The name refers to the presence of stainable iron in the tissue in the form of hemosiderin.

A vital statistic measuring or recording the rate of death from any cause in hospitalized populations.

A condition of lung damage that is characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates (PULMONARY EDEMA) rich in NEUTROPHILS, and in the absence of clinical HEART FAILURE. This can represent a spectrum of pulmonary lesions, endothelial and epithelial, due to numerous factors (physical, chemical, or biological).

The major human blood type system which depends on the presence or absence of two antigens A and B. Type O occurs when neither A nor B is present and AB when both are present. A and B are genetic factors that determine the presence of enzymes for the synthesis of certain glycoproteins mainly in the red cell membrane.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity.

Transplantation between individuals of the same species. Usually refers to genetically disparate individuals in contradistinction to isogeneic transplantation for genetically identical individuals.

The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction.

A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.

The senescence of RED BLOOD CELLS. Lacking the organelles that make protein synthesis possible, the mature erythrocyte is incapable of self-repair, reproduction, and carrying out certain functions performed by other cells. This limits the average life span of an erythrocyte to 120 days.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

The time periods immediately before, during and following a surgical operation.

Specialized hospital facilities which provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for trauma patients.

Agents used to prevent or reverse the pathological events leading to sickling of erythrocytes in sickle cell conditions.

A space in which the pressure is far below atmospheric pressure so that the remaining gases do not affect processes being carried on in the space.

The number of LEUKOCYTES and ERYTHROCYTES per unit volume in a sample of venous BLOOD. A complete blood count (CBC) also includes measurement of the HEMOGLOBIN; HEMATOCRIT; and ERYTHROCYTE INDICES.

Measurement of hemoglobin concentration in blood.

Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.

An autologous or commercial tissue adhesive containing FIBRINOGEN and THROMBIN. The commercial product is a two component system from human plasma that contains more than fibrinogen and thrombin. The first component contains highly concentrated fibrinogen, FACTOR VIII, fibronectin, and traces of other plasma proteins. The second component contains thrombin, calcium chloride, and antifibrinolytic agents such as APROTININ. Mixing of the two components promotes BLOOD CLOTTING and the formation and cross-linking of fibrin. The tissue adhesive is used for tissue sealing, HEMOSTASIS, and WOUND HEALING.

A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy.

Acute hemorrhage or excessive fluid loss resulting in HYPOVOLEMIA.

A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care.

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Natural product isolated from Streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the mesylate form.

Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.

Yellow discoloration of the SKIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; and SCLERA in the NEWBORN. It is a sign of NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA. Most cases are transient self-limiting (PHYSIOLOGICAL NEONATAL JAUNDICE) occurring in the first week of life, but some can be a sign of pathological disorders, particularly LIVER DISEASES.

A mucosal tumor of the urinary bladder or nasal cavity in which proliferating epithelium is invaginated beneath the surface and is more smoothly rounded than in other papillomas. (Stedman, 25th ed)

A form of anemia in which the bone marrow fails to produce adequate numbers of peripheral blood elements.

The taking of a blood sample to determine its character as a whole, to identify levels of its component cells, chemicals, gases, or other constituents, to perform pathological examination, etc.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

Acquired degenerative dilation or expansion (ectasia) of normal BLOOD VESSELS, often associated with aging. They are isolated, tortuous, thin-walled vessels and sources of bleeding. They occur most often in mucosal capillaries of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE and ANEMIA.

A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other hosts are the mouse PEROMYSCUS leucopus and meadow vole MICROTUS pennsylvanicus, which are fed on by the tick. Other primates can be experimentally infected with Babesia microti.

Volume of circulating BLOOD. It is the sum of the PLASMA VOLUME and ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME.

A disease or state in which death is possible or imminent.

Organic and inorganic compounds that contain iron as an integral part of the molecule.

A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

The restoration to life or consciousness of one apparently dead. (Dorland, 27th ed)

A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.

The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host.

Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea.

The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood.

The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens. When transmission is within the same species, the mode can be horizontal or vertical (INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL).

Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.

Laboratory tests for evaluating the individual's clotting mechanism.

A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.

The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations.

A family of RNA viruses, many of which cause disease in humans and domestic animals. There are three genera FLAVIVIRUS; PESTIVIRUS; and HEPACIVIRUS, as well as several unassigned species.

Techniques for controlling bleeding.

A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.

The proportion of survivors in a group, e.g., of patients, studied and followed over a period, or the proportion of persons in a specified group alive at the beginning of a time interval who survive to the end of the interval. It is often studied using life table methods.

Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology.

A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES).

A genus of FLAVIVIRIDAE causing parenterally-transmitted HEPATITIS C which is associated with transfusions and drug abuse. Hepatitis C virus is the type species.

Multiple erythrocytic antigens that comprise at least three pairs of alternates and amorphs, determined by one complex gene or possibly several genes at closely linked loci. The system is important in transfusion reactions. Its expression involves the X-chromosome.

A membrane or barrier with micrometer sized pores used for separation purification processes.

Precise and detailed plans for the study of a medical or biomedical problem and/or plans for a regimen of therapy.

A class of statistical methods applicable to a large set of probability distributions used to test for correlation, location, independence, etc. In most nonparametric statistical tests, the original scores or observations are replaced by another variable containing less information. An important class of nonparametric tests employs the ordinal properties of the data. Another class of tests uses information about whether an observation is above or below some fixed value such as the median, and a third class is based on the frequency of the occurrence of runs in the data. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1284; Corsini, Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology, 1987, p764-5)

Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation.

The transference of a kidney from one human or animal to another.

An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.

Those hepatitis B antigens found on the surface of the Dane particle and on the 20 nm spherical and tubular particles. Several subspecificities of the surface antigen are known. These were formerly called the Australia antigen.

Antigens that exist in alternative (allelic) forms in a single species. When an isoantigen is encountered by species members who lack it, an immune response is induced. Typical isoantigens are the BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS.

Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.

Immunoglobulins raised by any form of viral hepatitis; some of these antibodies are used to diagnose the specific kind of hepatitis.

Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.

Advanced and highly specialized care provided to medical or surgical patients whose conditions are life-threatening and require comprehensive care and constant monitoring. It is usually administered in specially equipped units of a health care facility.

Shortened forms of written words or phrases used for brevity.

Injuries caused by impact with a blunt object where there is no penetration of the skin.

A prolonged painful erection that may lasts hours and is not associated with sexual activity. It is seen in patients with SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, advanced malignancy, spinal trauma; and certain drug treatments.

Multiple physical insults or injuries occurring simultaneously.

A progressive condition usually characterized by combined failure of several organs such as the lungs, liver, kidney, along with some clotting mechanisms, usually postinjury or postoperative.

Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.

Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.

Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.

A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including ZOONOSES in humans. They are caused by protozoa of the genus BABESIA, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick IXODES SCAPULARIS.

Identification of the major histocompatibility antigens of transplant DONORS and potential recipients, usually by serological tests. Donor and recipient pairs should be of identical ABO blood group, and in addition should be matched as closely as possible for HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS in order to minimize the likelihood of allograft rejection. (King, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.

Tumors or cancer of the LIVER.

Antigens determined by leukocyte loci found on chromosome 6, the major histocompatibility loci in humans. They are polypeptides or glycoproteins found on most nucleated cells and platelets, determine tissue types for transplantation, and are associated with certain diseases.

Starches that have been chemically modified so that a percentage of OH groups are substituted with 2-hydroxyethyl ether groups.

Accumulations of blood in the PERITONEAL CAVITY due to internal HEMORRHAGE.

The period following a surgical operation.

Reduction in baroreflex cardiovascular responses due to venous infusion in the rabbit. (1/3107)

We studied reflex bradycardia and depression of mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) during left aortic nerve (LAN) stimulation before and after volume infusion in the anesthetized rabbit. Step increases in mean right atrial pressure (MRAP) to 10 mm Hg did not result in a significant change in heart rate or MAP. After volume loading, responses to LAN stimulation were not as great and the degree of attenuation was propoetional to the level of increased MRAP. A change in responsiveness was observed after elevation of MRAP by only 1 mm Hg, corresponding to less than a 10% increase in average calculated blood volume. after an increase in MRAP of 10 mm Hg, peak responses were attenuated by 44% (heart rate) and 52% (MAP), and the initial slopes (rate of change) were reduced by 46% (heart rate) and 66% (MAP). Comparison of the responses after infusion with blood and dextran solutions indicated that hemodilution was an unlikely explanation for the attenuation of the reflex responses. Total arterial baroreceptor denervation (ABD) abolished the volume-related attenuation was still present following bilateral aortic nerve section or vagotomy. It thus appears that the carotid sinus responds to changes inblood volume and influences the reflex cardiovascular responses to afferent stimulation of the LAN. On the other hand, cardiopulmonary receptors subserved by vagal afferents do not appear to be involved. (+info)

A prospective study on TT virus infection in transfusion-dependent patients with beta-thalassemia. (2/3107)

A novel DNA virus designated TT virus (TTV) has been reported to be involved in the development of posttransfusion non-A-C hepatitis. We evaluated the frequency and natural course of TTV infection in a cohort of transfusion-dependent thalassemic patients in a 3-year follow-up study. Ninety-three serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody-negative patients (median age of 8 years; range, 0 to 25) from eight centers were studied. Of them, 34 (37%) had an abnormal alanine-aminotransferase (ALT) baseline pattern, and the other 12 (13%) showed ALT flare-ups during the follow-up. TTV DNA in patient sera collected at the time of enrollment and at the end of follow-up was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In parallel, serum samples from 100 healthy blood donors were also tested. At baseline, 87 patient sera (93.5%) tested positive for the TTV DNA. Of these TTV DNA-positive patients, 84 (96.5%) remained viremic at the end of the study period. Of the 6 TTV DNA-negative patients, 3 acquired TTV infection during follow-up. However, no definite relation was observed between the results of TTV DNA determination and ALT patterns. TTV viremia was also detectable in 22% of blood donors. In conclusion, TTV infection is frequent and persistent among Italian transfusion-dependent patients. The high rate of viremia observed in healthy donors indicates that the parenteral route is not the only mode of TTV spread. (+info)

Soluble HLA class I, HLA class II, and Fas ligand in blood components: a possible key to explain the immunomodulatory effects of allogeneic blood transfusions. (3/3107)

The immunomodulatory effect of allogeneic blood transfusions (ABT) has been known for many years. However, a complete understanding of the effects of ABT on the recipient's immune system has remained elusive. Soluble HLA class I (sHLA-I), HLA class II (sHLA-II), and Fas ligand (sFasL) molecules may play immunoregulatory roles. We determined by double-determinant immunoenzymatic assay (DDIA) sHLA-I, sHLA-II, and sFasL concentrations in different blood components. sHLA-I and sFasL levels in red blood cells (RBCs) stored for up to 30 days and in random-donor platelets are significantly (P <.001) higher than in other blood components and their amount is proportionate to the number of residual donor leukocytes and to the length of storage. Blood components with high sHLA-I and sFasL levels play immunoregulatory roles in vitro as in allogeneic mixed lymphocyte responses (MLR) and antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cell (CTL) activity, and induce apoptosis in Fas-positive cells. These data suggest that soluble molecules in blood components are functional. If these results are paralleled in vivo, they should be taken into account in transfusion practice. Blood components that can cause immunosuppression should be chosen to induce transplantation tolerance, whereas blood components that lack immunosuppressive effects should be preferred to reduce the risk of postoperative complications and cancer recurrence. (+info)

Structural and functional consequences of antigenic modulation of red blood cells with methoxypoly(ethylene glycol). (4/3107)

We previously showed that the covalent modification of the red blood cell (RBC) surface with methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) [mPEG; MW approximately 5 kD] could significantly attenuate the immunologic recognition of surface antigens. However, to make these antigenically silent RBC a clinically viable option, the mPEG-modified RBC must maintain normal cellular structure and functions. To this end, mPEG-derivatization was found to have no significant detrimental effects on RBC structure or function at concentrations that effectively blocked antigenic recognition of a variety of RBC antigens. Importantly, RBC lysis, morphology, and hemoglobin oxidation state were unaffected by mPEG-modification. Furthermore, as shown by functional studies of Band 3, a major site of modification, PEG-binding does not affect protein function, as evidenced by normal SO4- flux. Similarly, Na+ and K+ homeostasis were unaffected. The functional aspects of the mPEG-modified RBC were also maintained, as evidenced by normal oxygen binding and cellular deformability. Perhaps most importantly, mPEG-derivatized mouse RBC showed normal in vivo survival ( approximately 50 days) with no sensitization after repeated transfusions. These data further support the hypothesis that the covalent attachment of nonimmunogenic materials (eg, mPEG) to intact RBC may have significant application in transfusion medicine, especially for the chronically transfused and/or allosensitized patient. (+info)

Endoscopic retreatment compared with surgery in patients with recurrent bleeding after initial endoscopic control of bleeding ulcers. (5/3107)

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: After endoscopic treatment to control bleeding of peptic ulcers, bleeding recurs in 15 to 20 percent of patients. In a prospective, randomized study, we compared endoscopic retreatment with surgery after initial endoscopy. Over a 40-month period, 1169 of 3473 adults who were admitted to our hospital with bleeding peptic ulcers underwent endoscopy to reestablish hemostasis. Of 100 patients with recurrent bleeding, 7 patients with cancer and 1 patient with cardiac arrest were excluded from the study; 48 patients were randomly assigned to undergo immediate endoscopic retreatment and 44 were assigned to undergo surgery. The type of operation used was left to the surgeon. Bleeding was considered to have recurred in the event of any one of the following: vomiting of fresh blood, hypotension and melena, or a requirement for more than four units of blood in the 72-hour period after endoscopic treatment. RESULTS: Of the 48 patients who were assigned to endoscopic retreatment, 35 had long-term control of bleeding. Thirteen underwent salvage surgery, 11 because retreatment failed and 2 because of perforations resulting from thermocoagulation. Five patients in the endoscopy group died within 30 days, as compared with eight patients in the surgery group (P=0.37). Seven patients in the endoscopy group (including 6 who underwent salvage surgery) had complications, as compared with 16 in the surgery group (P=0.03). The duration of hospitalization, the need for hospitalization in the intensive care unit and the resultant duration of that stay, and the number of blood transfusions were similar in the two groups. In multivariate analysis, hypotension at randomization (P=0.01) and an ulcer size of at least 2 cm (P=0.03) were independent factors predictive of the failure of endoscopic retreatment. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with peptic ulcers and recurrent bleeding after initial endoscopic control of bleeding, endoscopic retreatment reduces the need for surgery without increasing the risk of death and is associated with fewer complications than is surgery. (+info)

Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty performed for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (6/3107)

A 72-year-old female with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) complained of severe chest pain. Electrocardiography showed ST-segment depression and negative T wave in I, aVL and V4-6. Following a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), urgent coronary angiography revealed 99% organic stenosis with delayed flow in the proximal segment and 50% in the middle segment of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). Subsequently, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for the stenosis in the proximal LAD was performed. In the coronary care unit, her blood pressure dropped. Hematomas around the puncture sites were observed and the platelet count was 28,000/mm3. After transfusion, electrocardiography revealed ST-segment elevation in I, aVL and V1-6. Urgent recatheterization disclosed total occlusion in the middle segment of the LAD. Subsequently, PTCA was performed successfully. Then, intravenous immunoglobulin increased the platelet count and the bleeding tendency disappeared. A case of AMI with ITP is rare. The present case suggests that primary PTCA can be a useful therapeutic strategy, but careful attention must be paid to hemostasis and to managing the platelet count. (+info)

Hormonal changes in thalassaemia major. (7/3107)

Patients with severe thalassaemia major suffer endocrine and other abnormalities before their eventual death from iron overload due to repeated blood transfusions. The endocrine status of 31 thalassaemic patients aged 2-5 to 23 years was investigated. Exact data were available on the rate and duration of blood transfusion in all of them and in many the liver iron concentration was also known. Although the patients were euthyroid, the mean serum thyroxine level was significantly lower, and the mean thyrotrophic hormone level significantly higher, compared with the values found in normal children. Forty oral glucose tolerance tests with simultaneous insulin levels were performed in 19 children, of whom 5 developed symptomatic diabetes and one had impaired tolerance. Previous tests on all 6 patients were available and some showed raised insulin levels possibly due to insulin resistance. 2 patients had clinical hypoparathyroidism and are described. The parathyroid hormone levels determined by radioimmunoassay in 25 patients were below the mean for the age group in all and outside the reference range in 16. Nonfasting plasma calcium levels were not reduced. Puberty was delayed in some patients. Concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) measured in urine from 7 girls and 5 boys showed considerable variation. In the boys there was an overall tendency for FSH and LH excretion to be low with regard to age, but with respect to puberty rating FSH exretions were normal or low and LH normal or raised. The girls showed a tendency for LH but not FSH excretion to be raised in relation to puberty rating. The severity of the endocrine changes was related to the degree of iron loading and is discussed in relation to previous work in which the iron loading has rarely been accurately indicated nor parathyroid status assessed. (+info)

Prospective randomized multicenter study comparing cyclosporin alone versus the combination of antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporin for treatment of patients with nonsevere aplastic anemia: a report from the European Blood and Marrow Transplant (EBMT) Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party. (8/3107)

We report the results of the first prospective randomized multicenter study of immunosuppressive treatment in patients with previously untreated nonsevere aplastic anemia (AA) as defined by a neutrophil count of at least 0.5 x 10(9)/L and transfusion dependence. Patients were randomized to receive cyclosporin (CSA) alone or the combination of horse antithymocyte globulin ([ATG] Lymphoglobuline; Merieux, Lyon, France) and CSA. The endpoint of the study was the hematologic response at 6 months. One hundred fifteen patients were randomized and assessable with a median follow-up period of 36 months; 61 received CSA and 54 ATG and CSA. In the CSA group, the percentage of complete and partial responders was 23% and 23%, respectively, for an overall response rate of 46%. A significantly higher overall response rate of 74% was found in the ATG and CSA group, with 57% complete and 17% partial responders (P =. 02). Compared with CSA alone, the combination of ATG and CSA resulted in a significantly higher median hemoglobin level and platelet count at 6 months. Fewer patients required a second course of treatment before 6 months due to a nonresponse. In the CSA group, 15 of 61 (25%) patients required a course of ATG before 6 months because of disease progression, compared with only 3 of 54 (6%) in the ATG and CSA group. The survival probabilities for the two groups were comparable, 93% (CSA group) and 91% (ATG and CSA group), but at 180 days, the prevalence of patients surviving free of transfusions, which excluded patients requiring second treatment because of nonresponse, death, disease progression, or relapse, was 67% in the CSA group and 90% in the ATG and CSA group (P =.001). We conclude that the combination of ATG and CSA is superior to CSA alone in terms of the hematologic response, the quality of response, and early mortality, and a second course of immunosuppression is less frequently required. (+info)

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The low blood pressure quickly resolves when the transfusion is stopped. HTRs are caused by the production of bradykinin ... A Hypotensive transfusion reaction or HTR is a rare condition that presents with low blood pressure associated with ... Bruno, Debora Santos; Herman, Jay H. (2006). "Acute Hypotensive Transfusion Reactions". Laboratory Medicine. 37 (9): 542-545. ... but can be inhibited by administration of blood pressure medications called ACE inhibitors. Polymorphisms in ACE or ...

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Erythrocytapheresis filters red blood cells from the blood. Chelation therapy removes iron from the blood. This involves ... Therefore, with frequent blood transfusions, iron builds up in the body over time. This can enter the liver, heart, pancreas, ... Frequent blood transfusions may be given to many patients, such as those with thalassemia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, ... Transfusional hemosiderosis is a potential side effect of frequent blood transfusions. These may be given for a number of ...

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"Patient Blood Management Guidelines , National Blood Authority". www.blood.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. ... Unlike other blood products demand for platelet transfusions appears to be increasing in several countries around the world. An ... Despite prophylactic platelet transfusions, people with blood cancers often bleed, and other risk factors for bleeding such as ... "Blood transfusion , Guidance and guidelines , NICE". www.nice.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016- ...

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... own blood is collected and washed to produce concentrated red blood cells (this blood product is also called packed red blood ... An allergic transfusion reaction is when a blood transfusion results in allergic reaction. It is among the most common ... Allergic reactions from blood transfusion may occur from the presence of allergy-causing antigens within the donor's blood, or ... Anaphylaxis To prevent allergic transfusion reaction it is possible to use patients own blood for transfusion, this is referred ...

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The "Better Blood Transfusion" strategy by the UK's Department of Health was based on evidence collected by SHOT. Bolton-Maggs ... It collects and analyses anonymized information on adverse events and blood transfusion reactions. When SHOT has identified ... During the first two years of voluntary reports, about half of these errors involved giving the wrong type of blood or blood ... Official website (Use dmy dates from September 2017, Transfusion medicine, Transfusion reactions, 1996 establishments in the ...

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Blood Transfusion. StatPearls Publishing. Blundell (13 June 1829). "OBSERVATIONS ON TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD". The Lancet. 12 (302 ... During his life he also devised many instruments for the transfusion of blood, many of which are still in use today. He became ... In 1829, he reported this transfusion in an article in the medical journal Lancet. Dr. Blundell extracted four ounces of blood ... Over the course of five years, he conducted ten documented blood transfusions, five of which were beneficial to the patients, ...

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Ling, Dave (February 2005). "Blood Transfusion". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 110. "Slayer's ... Guitarist Jeff Hanneman came up with the idea of the blood two years after Reign in Blood's release, but the band lacked the ... Following the two large drops, stage blood mixed with water was used so it looked like it was "raining blood". Andy Patrizio of ... On the final song, "Raining Blood" the lights were turned off and Slayer members were deluged by two buckets of stage blood. ...

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More broadly, contaminated blood transfusions and blood products provided by the NHS are thought to have infected around 25,000 ... Its recommendation was to offer blood tests to anyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before 1991 and who had not ... The cause of death was registered as hepatocellular cancer in a transplanted liver, Hepatitis C, transfusion of blood products ... The Scottish Government accepted Lord Penrose's solitary recommendation to test patients who had a blood transfusion before ...

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Transfusion transmitted infection from blood transfusions that are given as treatment. Adverse reactions to clotting factor ... Blood Transfusion. Blood Transfus. 16 (6): 535-544. doi:10.2450/2017.0150-17. PMC 6214819. PMID 29328905. Hemophilia Overview ... Blood from the umbilical cord can be tested at birth if there's a family history of haemophilia. A blood test will also be able ... Blood Transfusion. 15 (4): 365-368. doi:10.2450/2016.0030-16. ISSN 1723-2007. PMC 5490733. PMID 27483484. Witmer, Char; Young, ...

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"Human Parvovirus B19 and blood product safety: a tale of twenty years of improvements". Blood Transfusion. 13 (2): 184-196. doi ... Anemia is a more severe complication that could result from parvovirus B19 infection and requires a blood transfusion as part ... A blood infusion or induction may be necessary. No vaccine is available for human parvovirus B19, though attempts have been ... Blood samples testing can be definitive in confirming diagnosis. Anti-parvovirus B19 IgM antibody serum assay is the preferred ...

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It can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by blood transfusions. Infections in pregnant women can spread to ... Like other flaviviruses it could potentially be transmitted by blood transfusion and several affected countries have developed ... Diagnosis is by testing the blood, urine, or saliva for the presence of the virus's RNA when the person is sick, or the blood ... The U.S. FDA has recommended universal screening of blood products for Zika. The virus is detected in 3% of asymptomatic blood ...

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Infection may also occur via blood transfusion and ingestion of food contaminated with kissing bug feces.[citation needed] ... Each larval stage consumes a single large meal of blood, which triggers the moulting process, 12-15 days later. Wigglesworth ... Infection with Chagas disease occurs after Rhodnius releases protozoans in its feces immediately following a blood meal. The ... demonstrated that the moult is started by prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) secreted into the blood in response to hormone ...

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... a scientific prize awarded by the International Society of Blood Transfusion Juilliard (disambiguation) This disambiguation ...

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This publication focuses on specific areas, which are essential to any effective blood transfusion service: organization and management, blood donor motivation and blood collection, and the assurance of quality. (who.int)
Blood from a donor needs to match the blood type of the person receiving it. (kidshealth.org)
After blood typing is complete, a compatible donor blood is chosen. (kidshealth.org)
As a final check, a blood bank technologist will mix a small sample of your child's blood with a small sample of the donor blood to confirm they are compatible. (kidshealth.org)
The death from vCJD of an individual in the UK who had previously received a blood transfusion from a donor who went on to have vCJD was announced on December 17, 2003. (innovations-report.com)
Robert Will from the National CJD Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh, UK and colleagues outline the process which links individuals from the UK CJD register with data from the national blood-donor database to identify the number of blood donors who went on to develop vCJD and to compare vCJD incidence between donors and recipients. (innovations-report.com)
One of these recipients (the case whose death was reported last December) developed symptoms of vCJD 6.5 years after receiving a transfusion of red cells donated by an individual 3.5 years before the donor developed symptoms of vCJD. (innovations-report.com)
What donor and donation factors need to be considered to maintain an adequate supply of blood during the pandemic? (blood.ca)
Diminished donor inflow, lack of staff personnel, shortage of blood units, and concerns about transfusion-transmitted COVID-19 among people were some of the major challenges faced by blood banks and hospitals during the crisis. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
Also, few donor centers experienced a dramatic reduction in blood donations due to the implementation of lockdown and the cancellation of blood drives. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
Without this technology, you would require about two plus pints of blood from an anonymous donor. (freerepublic.com)
According to a news release from the U.K.'s National Health Service, scientists created the lab-grown red blood cells from donor stem cells. (nerdist.com)
So, even though you screened donor units for the hepatitis B virus to eliminate tainted blood, people were still getting hepatitis from blood transfusions. (nih.gov)
We conclude that alloimmunization is a common, clinically serious problem in sickle cell anemia and that it is partly due to racial differences between the blood-donor and recipient populations. (unboundmedicine.com)
This system is called Individual Donor Risk Assessment and is similar to the system that was introduced in the UK Blood Services in 2021. (giveblood.ie)
In twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), the communication of placental vessels between the donor and recipient twin creates an imbalance of blood flow resulting in anemia in the donor and polycythemia in the recipient. (jcnonweb.com)
The communication of placental vessels between the donor and recipient twin creates an imbalance of blood flow resulting in anemia in the donor and polycythemia in the recipient. (jcnonweb.com)
Through arteriovenous anastomosis, the blood flows from the donor to the recipient. (jcnonweb.com)
If laser ablation is delayed, the continuous process of blood flowing unidirectionally makes the donor anemic. (jcnonweb.com)
To get a blood transfusion safely, a person's immune system must recognize the donor cells as a match to his or her own cells. (kidshealth.org)
Health Canada, the country's regulatory authority, announced this week that it has "authorized a submission from Héma-Québec to implement a more inclusive approach to blood donor screening. (americasblood.org)
In Kenya blood donor selection criteria were reviewed in 2009. (bvsalud.org)
Regular review of effectiveness of donor selection criteria can help reduce TTIs prevalence amongst donors and thus make the blood supply safer. (bvsalud.org)
Evidence that donor leukocytes in transfused blood can be detected by PCR of the recipient blood suggests that this minor population of donor white cells (microchimerism) can interfere with genotyping of allelic polymorphisms in critically ill transfused patients. (cdc.gov)
Blood transfusion-associated infections are rarer now than in the past due to improved blood donor screening. (hrsa.gov)
For blood, these questions can be asked directly of the donor, while for organs and tissues, the donor is most commonly deceased, so the history is obtained from next of kin or a very close friend. (cdc.gov)
On 14 June 2020 WHO and all countries worldwide will celebrate World Blood Donor Day! (thalassaemia.org.cy)
This is invaluable information for our organization, and for other blood operators in the process of evaluating blood testing and donor eligibility criteria. (blood.ca)
Dr. Fearon's expertise is particularly valuable to the National Testing Lab, the Donor Testing Labs and the Canadian Blood Services' Medical Directors. (blood.ca)
A recipient who is immunocompetent may mount an immune response to the donor antigens (i.e., alloimmunization), resulting in various clinical consequences, depending on the blood cells and specific antigens involved. (medscape.com)
Leukocyte reduction of transfused blood products virtually eliminates donor APCs, but patients may still develop alloimmunization. (medscape.com)

A small number of West Nile virus infections have been reported from blood transfusions. (cdc.gov)
These automated platforms have been pivotal in the rapid detection of Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI's) in blood samples and can precisely eliminate human error during the transfusion process. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
Because of this, and the potential risk of side effects from blood transfusions (reactions or infections), the WHO recommend conservative transfusion strategies. (ucl.ac.uk)
According to the Mayo Clinic , blood transfusions can cause a number of health complications, including allergic reactions, fevers, lung injury, spread of bloodborne infections and acute immune hemolytic reaction - a rare transfusion reaction in which a person's body attacks the new blood because it's not the proper type. (cbsnews.com)
unsafe transfusion practices can put millions of people at risk of Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs). (bvsalud.org)
It's been estimated that about one in 200, or half of one percent of organ transplants, possibly transmit unexpected infections, and this rate is likely much lower in blood and tissue. (cdc.gov)
these infections were spread through transfusion and transplantation. (cdc.gov)
Mike Miller] What has already been done to prevent transfusion and transplant transmitted infections? (cdc.gov)
What infections are particularly challenging to prevent, and what does a new infection in transfusion or transplant recipients mean for the rest of us, the general public? (cdc.gov)
Monitoring trends in known infections, identifying new infectious diseases and developing appropriate policies are critical in maintaining a safe blood system. (blood.ca)
Led by Dr. Fearon, Dr. Mindy Goldman and Dr. Sheila O'Brien, Canadian Blood Services carries out comprehensive surveillance of bloodborne pathogens to monitor changing trends in known infections, identify new infectious diseases and develop policies appropriately. (blood.ca)
O'Brien SF, Dines IR, Goldman M, Scalia V, Yi Q, Fan W, Fearon M. Impact of testing the blood supply for Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) on recipient infections. (blood.ca)
Since 2004, PEPFAR has provided ongoing financial and technical support to more than 14 countries with NBTS programs, with the goal of ensuring an adequate supply of safe blood from voluntary non-remunerated donors through screening for transfusion-transmissible infections, such as HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. (cdc.gov)
PEPFAR, through CDC, also supports infrastructure and laboratory development, technical assistance and training, universal testing of blood units for HIV with other transfusion-transmissible infections, development of safe injection policies, and expansion of safe disposal among healthcare workers and community members. (cdc.gov)

Donation centers try to ensure that donors who recently had West Nile virus do not give blood for 120 days. (cdc.gov)
This risk may be higher during the summer when West Nile virus is most likely to infect blood donors. (cdc.gov)
Unlike blood donors, not all organ donors are tested for West Nile virus. (cdc.gov)
There's no medical proof that blood from directed donors is any safer than blood from volunteer donors. (kidshealth.org)
Amongst those who attended the ceremony were members of the Diplomatic corps, the civil society, religious leaders, NGOs, Blood donors' associations, partners and stakeholders in the Safe blood transfusion domain. (who.int)
Blood banks collect blood from volunteer donors. (healthwise.net)
This is why blood banks are always looking for donors. (healthwise.net)
48 individuals were identified as having received a blood component from 15 donors who later became vCJD cases. (innovations-report.com)
COVID-19 has had major implications for patients who need blood transfusions, blood donors, and the transfusion services and hospitals that manage transfusions. (blood.ca)
We wanted to see what kind of practical guidance was out there, in terms of changes that have been made in other countries to keep donors, volunteers and staff as safe as possible at blood collections sites, and the possible actions that can be taken to ensure blood availability. (blood.ca)
It is a crucial part of transfusion therapy, which provides critical information to healthcare professionals and confirms the compatibility of donors and recipient blood samples. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
Findings seen for red blood cells from female, previously pregnant, or sex-discordant donors. (clinicaladvisor.com)
We assessed the effect that racial differences might have on the frequency of alloimmunization by comparing the red-cell phenotypes of patients and blood-bank donors (n = 200, 90 percent white). (unboundmedicine.com)
Comparison of red-cell phenotypes in the three study groups (the patients with sickle cell anemia, the patients with other forms of anemia, and the blood donors) revealed statistically significant differences between the patients with sickle cell anemia and the donors but not between the patients with other forms of anemia and the donors. (unboundmedicine.com)
Avoiding transfusions from family members is important because of possible sensitization against non-HLA (human leukocyte antigen) tissue antigens of potential donors. (medscape.com)
So there's always a need for blood donors. (kidshealth.org)
About 15% of blood donors are high school and college students. (kidshealth.org)
a cross sectional study was conducted between November 2011 to January 2012 among 594 blood donors in the Regional Blood Transfusion Center Nakuru and Tenwek Mission Hospital . (bvsalud.org)
Blood donors who were married (P=0.0057), had non-formal or just primary education (P=0.0262), had multiple sexual partners (P=0.0144) and in informal occupation (P=0.0176) were at higher risk of HIV positivity. (bvsalud.org)
Since organs are in such short supply compared with the thousands of people on the transplant waiting list, screening for infectious diseases in organ donors is not as restrictive as for blood and tissue donors. (cdc.gov)
Better screening of donors has reduced the risk of transmitting HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. However, there will always be a risk of infectious diseases being transmitted from donated blood, organs, and tissues - no matter what screening or testing is done - because pathogens can evade testing, and sometimes testing can't be done because laboratory methods have not been developed yet for the pathogen. (cdc.gov)
Though the number of blood donors increased by 11 per cent last year, the increase was not enough to meet the increasing demand for blood," she said. (thehimalayantimes.com)
With the objective of meeting the demand for blood, the Blood Donors' Association (BLODAN) has launched an e-blood banking scheme. (thehimalayantimes.com)
We launched new programmes to increase the number of blood donors," said Mahendra Bilash Joshi, president of BLODAN. (thehimalayantimes.com)
Canadian Blood Services also researches the prevalence rates of certain viruses in Canadian donors to inform policy development. (blood.ca)
Dr. Fearon is involved in seroprevalence studies on the emerging pathogens Babesia microti and Hepatitis E. She is currently collaborating with Hema Quebec and the American Red Cross to set up the largest North American HEV prevalence study ever performed in blood donors. (blood.ca)
Seroprevalence of Babesia microti infection in Canadian blood donors. (blood.ca)
O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Scalia V, Yi QL, Fan W, Xi G, Dines IR, Fearon MA: The epidemiology of Human T‐Cell Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II in Canadian Blood Donors. (blood.ca)
In Rwanda, the NBTS instituted a cross-cutting incentive system to attract and retain voluntary blood donors with repeat donors qualifying for items such as insecticide-treated bed nets to combat malaria. (cdc.gov)

Platelets , the smallest blood cells, help blood to clot and control bleeding. (kidshealth.org)
Blood loss may result from injury, major surgery, or diseases that destroy red blood cells or platelets , two important blood components. (healthwise.net)
If you have lost a great deal of blood, or if your clotting factors or platelets are low or abnormal, you may also need a transfusion of either of these to help control bleeding. (healthwise.net)
It is made up of several main components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Platelets help the blood form clots, which stops bleeding. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
So some people getting treatment for cancer might need a transfusion of red blood cells or platelets. (teenshealth.org)
To determine the effectiveness and safety of transfusing patients with severe trauma and major bleeding using plasma, platelets, and red blood cells in a 1:1:1 ratio compared with a 1:1:2 ratio. (nih.gov)
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service provides life-saving platelets to all of the hospitals in Ireland. (giveblood.ie)
One group in particular has become well-known for this reason: Jehovah's Witnesses refuse transfusions of whole blood, of red and white corpuscles, platelets and plasma since 1945, when the legal organisation of leaders of the Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society concluded that it was against divine law. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
Transfusions of packed red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets are administered on an outpatient basis. (medscape.com)
It's composed of both liquids (plasma) made of protein, salt, and water, and solids made of platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells. (laurenshope.com)
Bloodless cardiac surgery is a safe alternative for patients who have serious heart conditions but cannot or choose not to receive any blood or blood products (red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets). (uchicagokidshospital.org)

Can I donate blood if I was diagnosed with West Nile virus infection? (cdc.gov)
If you recently had a transfusion, you should be aware of the very small risk for West Nile virus infection. (cdc.gov)
White blood cells help the body fight infection. (kidshealth.org)
Two studies in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the public-health implications of blood transfusion as a possible route for infection by the prion protein responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). (innovations-report.com)
Robert Will comments: "Our findings raise the possibility that this infection was transfusion transmitted. (innovations-report.com)
However, the age of the patient was well beyond that of most vCJD cases, and the chance of observing a case of vCJD in a recipient in the absence of transfusion transmitted infection is about 1 in 15 000 to 1 in 30 000. (innovations-report.com)
Features of SARS-CoV-2 infection that affect patients' needs for transfusion. (blood.ca)
Each blood unit must be tested for blood group typing and disease screening in order to prevent adverse reactions or transmission of any infection. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
White blood cells are part of your immune system and help fight infection. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Blood cells are suspended in a watery, yellowish liquid called plasma, which also contains proteins partly responsible for blood clotting and globulins that help fight infection and disease. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
The technology not only reduces blood loss, infection, and the volume of ischemic tissue, its simplicity saves as much as fifteen minutes of critical OR set-up time‚ eliminating over 100 separate steps that can add as much as $300 to every procedure. (prweb.com)
[ 3 ] A complete blood count (CBC) count with differential may be helpful for determining the severity of infection. (medscape.com)
If using blood-bank support, attempt to minimize the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. (medscape.com)
In 1971, hepatitis B surface antigen testing heralded the advent of screening to minimize infection transmission complicating allogeneic transfusion. (medscape.com)
Inexperience in reading smears or a low index of suspicion for the infection may also result in false-negative blood smear results. (medscape.com)
For blood and tissues, the screening is more stringent, and any risk for infection found, either through behavior history or laboratory testing, results in the donation being declined. (cdc.gov)
The major complications, which account for almost 75% of al maternal deaths, are severe haemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia), complications during childbirth and unsafe abortion. (who.int)
Blood Transfusion in Severe Dengue Infection This case series suggests that in many cases of severe dengue infection refractory to standard treatment, blood transfusion may produce rapid improvement, even in patients without bleeding. (medscape.com)

If you have many blood transfusions, you are more likely to have problems from immune system reactions. (healthwise.net)
Acetaminophen and diphenhydramine premedication for for allergic and febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions may be ineffective and unsafe. (greenmedinfo.com)
Of the 32 alloimmunized patients with sickle cell anemia, 17 had multiple antibodies and 14 had delayed transfusion reactions. (unboundmedicine.com)
These problems were compounded by a short-staffed nursing crew that lacked training in how to detect adverse reactions during transfusions and a hospital laboratory with too few workers on staff to always catch potentially fatal labeling mistakes, according to the government report. (healthleadersmedia.com)
Although perioperative autologous blood transfusions are associated with few side effects, transfusion reactions can occur and can be life-threatening. (duke.edu)
Autologous transfusions can trigger febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions, which may result in airway compromise. (duke.edu)
Categorizing blood according to type helps prevent reactions when someone gets a blood transfusion. (kidshealth.org)
Summary of the 2020 annual reporting of serious adverse reactions and events for blood and blood components. (helsedirektoratet.no)
10. Common approach for definition of reportable serious adverse events and reactions as laid down in the Directive 2002/98/EC [1] (the Blood Directive) and Commission directive 2005/61/EC [2] Version 6.0 (2020). (helsedirektoratet.no)
When used unnecessarily, blood transfusions can also diminish quality of care, increasing the likelihood of allergic reactions, fever, lung injury, immune suppression, iron overload and other adverse events. (premierinc.com)
Hemolytic transfusion reactions, posttransfusion purpura, febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions, and transfusion-related acute lung injury are discussed in Transfusion Reactions . (medscape.com)

History of blood transfusion / blood products (P=0.0055), being married (P=0.0053) were high risk factors associated with positive syphilis . (bvsalud.org)
The history of blood transfusion originated with William Harvey's discovery of blood circulation in 1628. (medscape.com)
Hemoglobin below 9 g/dL as measured by the Investigator or prior history of blood transfusion for anemia within the past 3 months. (uclahealth.org)

The comprehensive review concludes that there is no significant difference in patient outcomes with red blood cell transfusions using lower threshold levels. (newswise.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first "cell-based gene therapy treatment" for use in individuals with beta-thalassemia who require regular blood cell transfusions. (americasblood.org)

CBS News) New research shows that Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions after cardiac surgery are at no greater health risks than people who undergo the procedure. (cbsnews.com)
Because Jehovah's Witnesses believe on religious grounds that they are not supposed to ingest the blood of another, they made ideal test subjects. (cbsnews.com)
Recently, we received an email from an anesthesiologist discussing his experience with Jehovah's Witnesses secretly taking blood. (apple.com)
In this article, Jerry Bergman examines the Jehovah's Witnesses position against the use of blood transfusions. (ccef.org)
The religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow were dissolved for various reasons, one of which was the 'No Blood' card's existence, as Russian courts decided that participation in the activities of the community had been damaging for the health of its followers because they had refused blood transfusions. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)

What Happens During a Blood Transfusion? (kidshealth.org)

A reaction causes your body to form antibodies that attack the new blood cells. (healthwise.net)
But building immune cells or antibodies for the fight takes a few good months and the first baby is safe," said Kanchan Mukherjee, who performed the transfusions. (telegraphindia.com)
These antibodies attack the positive red blood cells (RCB) in the baby during the second pregnancy. (telegraphindia.com)
Transfusion therapy for sickle cell anemia is limited by the development of antibodies to foreign red cells. (unboundmedicine.com)
Depending on which blood type you have, your immune system will make antibodies to react against other blood types. (kidshealth.org)
If a patient gets the wrong blood type, the antibodies immediately set out to destroy the invading cells. (kidshealth.org)
Because your blood contains the A marker, it makes B antibodies. (kidshealth.org)
Your body will have both A and B antibodies and will therefore feel the need to defend itself against A, B, and AB blood. (kidshealth.org)
Refractoriness to granulocyte transfusion involves either HLA or granulocyte-specific antibodies and is similar to platelet refractoriness, except that refractoriness to granulocyte transfusion results in the patient failing to respond clinically to the infused granulocytes. (medscape.com)

Through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), PEPFAR works with Ministries of Health in foreign countries to develop and strengthen national blood transfusion services (NBTS), with a particular focus on countries with a high burden of HIV. (cdc.gov)

Hospitals use them to help people who are injured, having surgery, getting cancer treatments, or being treated for other diseases that affect the blood, like sickle cell anemia. (kidshealth.org)
They're at risk for problems from a blood or bleeding disorder, such as sickle cell disease , thalassemia, or anemia caused by kidney disease, hemophilia , or von Willebrand disease . (kidshealth.org)
Fetal blood sampling (FBS) shows that the fetus has severe anemia. (healthlinkbc.ca)
An illness that destroys blood cells, such as hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia . (healthwise.net)
If you have an illness in which your bone marrow doesn't make enough blood, such as aplastic anemia , you may need transfusions. (healthwise.net)
Also, the increasing number of patients suffering from anemia, which requires red blood cell transfusion for its treatment, is anticipated to upsurge the demand for blood transfusion diagnostics. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
But for those with sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders that require frequent transfusions, it could provide more time between treatments. (nerdist.com)
To evaluate the frequency and risk factors associated with such alloimmunization, we determined the transfusion history, red-cell phenotype, and development of alloantibodies in 107 black patients with sickle cell anemia who received transfusions. (unboundmedicine.com)
We compared the results with those from similar studies in 51 black patients with sickle cell disease who had not received transfusions and in 19 nonblack patients who received transfusions for other forms of chronic anemia. (unboundmedicine.com)
Although they received transfusions less frequently, 30 percent of the patients with sickle cell anemia became alloimmunized, in contrast to 5 percent of the comparison-group patients with other forms of anemia (P less than 0.001). (unboundmedicine.com)
Blood transfusions are standard of care in managing anemia despite sparse evidence that they improve clinical outcomes. (the-hospitalist.org)
Transfusion is typically ordered because of the risk of anemia - which the National Institutes of Health defines as a condition where the body does not have enough red blood cells. (cbsnews.com)
Frequent outpatient follow-up for patients with aplastic anemia is needed to monitor blood counts and any adverse effects of various drugs. (medscape.com)
Patients with aplastic anemia require transfusion support until the diagnosis is established and specific therapy can be instituted. (medscape.com)
That leads to too few red blood cells, a condition called anemia . (kidshealth.org)
Anemia describes a diminished circulating red cell mass, expressed as grams of hemoglobin per 100 cc of whole blood. (medscape.com)
In malaria endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa, severe anemia in children due to malaria is estimated to account for at least half of all transfusions while obstetric complications are responsible for up to a quarter. (cdc.gov)

Rapport d'activités 2022 de l'OMS Niger : principaux résultats de l'OMS atteints en étroite collaboration avec le Gouvernement, les partenaires et d'autres acteurs. (who.int)

footnote 1 Transfusion with the wrong blood type can cause a severe reaction that may be life-threatening. (healthwise.net)
This reduces the risk of disease and transfusion reaction from donated blood. (healthwise.net)
You may have a mild allergic reaction even if you get the correct blood type. (healthwise.net)
If you get blood in a transfusion that isn't the right type, you may have a transfusion reaction. (healthwise.net)
A mild transfusion reaction rarely is dangerous, but you must get treatment quickly. (healthwise.net)
A severe transfusion reaction can be deadly. (healthwise.net)
The trial also showed that very few children developed a transfusion reaction or a side effect such as heart failure or lung oedema, indicating that too much volume had been given. (ucl.ac.uk)
BACKGROUND: Many studies have used polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR) to genotype for common polymorphisms in intensive-care units (ICUs) where blood transfusions are common. (cdc.gov)

If your child needs a blood transfusion, the doctor will describe the procedure. (kidshealth.org)
Every 2 seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion. (kidshealth.org)

Losing large amounts of blood quickly can lead to serious complications or death. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Although all types of blood loss may cause complications, it is the large and rapid blood losses that occur during surgery and trauma that are most likely to cause severe complications or death. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
The amount of blood loss that may lead to complications depends on the individual person. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
The more blood is lost, and the faster it is lost, the more severe the symptoms and complications. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
The complications of blood loss are related to the role blood plays in the body (see above). (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Complications can be more serious in people taking blood thinners or those with bleeding disorders. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
The TRACT trial also showed that children with uncomplicated severe anaemia do not require an immediate transfusion, as long as they are closely monitored for signs of complications, or their haemoglobin levels dropping, and receive a transfusion at that point. (ucl.ac.uk)
Prespecified ancillary outcomes included time to hemostasis, blood product volumes transfused, complications, incidence of surgical procedures, and functional status. (nih.gov)
Likewise, people with blood clots are at a high risk of a pulmonary embolism or deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), and these are also potential complications of which emergency medical personnel need to be made immediately aware. (laurenshope.com)
This testing, along with other required tests, may result in too much blood being drawn from low-weight pediatric patients right before their transplant surgery and may lead to medical complications. (hrsa.gov)
Reduce the risk of medical complications that can happen when too much blood is drawn from a patient at one time. (hrsa.gov)
It focuses on patient education, dietary advice, managing cardiovascular risk, managing blood glucose levels, and identifying and managing long-term complications. (bvsalud.org)

Techniques of "bloodless" surgery, honed for those who refuse transfusions, could help stem what many call an overuse of blood. (protomag.com)

The patient's vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate) are checked before, during, and after the transfusion. (kidshealth.org)
Two research groups have discovered that nitric oxide disappears rapidly from banked blood -a finding that may explain recent medical studies showing that blood transfusions can sometimes increase a patient's chances of dying from a lack of oxygen. (chemistryworld.com)
Four days later, however, hospital staff committed a similar mistake, only this time workers in the lab didn't notice when a blood sample arrived with another patient's blood in it. (healthleadersmedia.com)
[ 5 ] However, it is important that transfusions be guided by the patient's clinical status and not by numbers alone. (medscape.com)
In the research setting, the patient's blood can be inoculated into mice and the spirochetes amplified in murine blood. (medscape.com)
Physicians have a variety of ways to monitor the effects of chemotherapy on the patient's cancer, including physical examinations, blood tests, CT scans , MRI scans , and x-rays . (imaginis.com)

Outcomes Using Lower vs. Higher Hemoglobin Thresholds for Red Blood Cell Transfusion" is the inaugural article in JAMA's Clinical Evidence Synopsis section, which will include summaries of large-scale systematic reviews of similar studies. (newswise.com)
Strategies to correct or prevent these problems should now be tested with the goal of improving patient outcomes with transfusions, which frequently do more harm than good unless they are restricted,' McMahon said. (chemistryworld.com)
7 g/dL have on clinical outcomes compared to more liberal transfusion triggers? (the-hospitalist.org)
As more evidence mounts that blood transfusions are associated with worse outcomes, the threshold hemoglobin level for transfusion has decreased. (the-hospitalist.org)
A second meta-analysis of 16 RCTs found that less restrictive transfusion strategies (triggers of 7.5 to 10 g/dL) were not effective in improving outcomes. (the-hospitalist.org)
Salpeter SR, Buckley JS, Chatterjee S. Impact of more restrictive blood transfusion strategies on clinical outcomes: a meta-analysis and systematic review. (the-hospitalist.org)
There is a good evidence to suggest that hypofibrinogenemia in trauma is associated with worse outcomes and it is postulated that early replacement of fibrinogen and red blood cells packages may reduce hemorrhage and improve outcomes even in the pre-hospital phase of care. (centerwatch.com)
For patients in whom hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) may be attempted, transfusions should be used judiciously because minimally transfused subjects have achieved superior therapeutic outcomes. (medscape.com)
Lack of safe blood directly contributes to poor health outcomes, including high rates of maternal, infant, and under-five mortality. (cdc.gov)

However, there was strong evidence that the effect of transfusion volume varied by whether the child had a fever at the time of screening (study enrolment), which was at hospital admission in most cases. (ucl.ac.uk)
In the present study, we investigated the effect of transfusion of stored RBCs on renal IR-induced hepatic injury . (bvsalud.org)

Autologous (ah-TOL-uh-gus) blood donation. (kidshealth.org)
Laryngospasm after autologous blood transfusion. (duke.edu)
The laryngospasm could not be attributed to any cause other than the autologous blood transfusion and recurred when the transfusion was restarted. (duke.edu)

For instance, according, to the American Red Cross, it was estimated that the organization lost around 46,000 blood unit donations as a result of the pandemic. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) and its most recent activities are hosted on TIF'S website. (thalassaemia.org.cy)

A person's risk of blood loss severe enough to require a transfusion during surgery depends on a number of factors, including gender (women generally have a higher risk because they have a smaller volume of blood), health status (conditions such as hemophilia increase the risk of bleeding), and medications or herbs they may be taking (blood thinners such as warfarin* can increase the risk of bleeding). (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Around half of children who had no immediate transfusion went on to require a transfusion, mostly because their haemoglobin level fell. (ucl.ac.uk)

Technology making the transfusion of allogeneic blood products feasible includes Karl Landsteiner's landmark identification of the human blood groups A, B, and O in 1901. (medscape.com)
Allogeneic blood transfusion is an essential component of medical care. (medscape.com)

All patients were critically ill at the time of blood transfusion, with dramatic stabilization of vital parameters after the transfusions. (medscape.com)
Only one patient had detectable bleeding, while five patients had occult blood loss as indicated by dropping hematocrit. (medscape.com)
So most patients get blood donated through blood drives. (kidshealth.org)
Medical teams use it in situations when patients need a transfusion but their blood type is unknown. (kidshealth.org)
the authors conclude that 'in view of the high efficiency of transmission of the BSE agent to primates by the intravenous route, the latter should be regarded as a likely route of contamination for vCJD patients with a medical history involving a transfusion during the period at risk. (innovations-report.com)
For example, in the event of a shortage, what additional steps can be taken to minimize waste of blood components, and how is blood use prioritized for patients if there is a predicted shortage? (blood.ca)
Prioritisation of blood use for patients in hospitals in the event of predicted shortage. (blood.ca)
Blood transfusion diagnostics is referred to tests that are performed on blood and blood components before transfusing them to patients. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
Our systematic review of these clinical trials resolves that the use of a restrictive approach to blood transfusions is safe for most patients," said Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, the Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and lead author of the JAMA manuscript. (newswise.com)
More than 6,000 patients with a mean age of 63 years old were part of the 19 studies included in the systematic review, which showed that death did not increase in patients given a lower threshold blood transfusion. (newswise.com)
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021) - Today, Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill to increase access to palliative blood transfusions for patients receiving end-of-life care through the Medicare hospice benefit. (hematology.org)
The bill seeks to address a serious problem many patients with blood cancers on Medicare currently face by establishing a demonstration program that would provide a separate payment model to promote the provision of palliative blood transfusions in hospice, with the goal of ensuring that patients with blood cancers and other hematologic diseases and conditions receive high-quality end-of-life care. (hematology.org)
However, in practice, many patients do not have access to transfusions in hospice. (hematology.org)
As hematologists, we have seen our patients with blood cancers have to make the very difficult decision between receiving transfusions, which can improve their quality of life but often require a hospital admittance, and hospice care, which would allow them to spend their end of life in the comfort of their own homes. (hematology.org)
Unfortunately, this means that patients with hematologic malignancies who need blood transfusions to control their symptoms are less likely to use hospice services than patients with other cancers. (hematology.org)
This new bill is a vital first step in ensuring that blood cancer patients are not forced to choose between blood transfusions and hospice care in their final days and can instead focus on spending time with loved ones. (hematology.org)
We look forward to continuing to work closely with Senators Rosen, Barrasso, and Baldwin and other members of Congress to ensure that all our patients with blood disorders get the care they need. (hematology.org)
The primary meta-analysis was limited by the inclusion of adult and pediatric patients and different indications for transfusion (critical illness, gastrointestinal bleed), which could have introduced some bias. (the-hospitalist.org)
There are two transfusion nurses, one at each hospital who provide support and advice for clinicians and patients in transfusion practice. (rbht.nhs.uk)
The study, which was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine on July 2, intended to look at patients who do not undergo blood transfusions after cardiac surgery. (cbsnews.com)
The findings of this analysis by Pattakos and colleagues add to the increasing data that suggest that more conservative use of blood transfusions would be in our patients' interest, in both Witnesses and non-Witnesses," he stated. (cbsnews.com)
Severely injured patients experiencing hemorrhagic shock often require massive transfusion. (nih.gov)
Pragmatic, phase 3, multisite, randomized clinical trial of 680 severely injured patients who arrived at 1 of 12 level I trauma centers in North America directly from the scene and were predicted to require massive transfusion between August 2012 and December 2013. (nih.gov)
Blood product ratios of 1:1:1 (338 patients) vs 1:1:2 (342 patients) during active resuscitation in addition to all local standard-of-care interventions (uncontrolled). (nih.gov)
I have had several patients that in the operating room, I asked them before going to sleep if they would receive blood. (apple.com)
In patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO), consider babesiosis as a diagnosis if the patient lives in an endemic area, has traveled to an endemic area, or received a blood transfusion in the past. (medscape.com)
Immunocompromised patients should be monitored for parasitemia on blood smears until the blood smears are negative, regardless of symptoms. (medscape.com)
Symptomatic immunocompetent patients should have blood smears monitored for parasitemia during acute illness. (medscape.com)
this could include vasopressors for hypotensive patients, blood transfusions, and dialysis. (medscape.com)
These patients should receive the regimen for hospitalized adults with acute severe disease, followed by step-down therapy, but treatment must be continued for at least 6 consecutive weeks, and peripheral blood smears should be free of parasites for the 2 final weeks of this period. (medscape.com)
The treatment of patients who refuse blood transfusions is always a challenge for doctors all around the world. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
Patients, including children, who do not receive transfusions usually fare as well as or better than those who do accept transfusions. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
[7] It is best to discuss the specifics of blood transfusion refusal with patients, [8] as a mentally competent individual has an absolute moral and legal right to refuse the consent for medical treatment or transfusion. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
The British Committee for Standards in Haematology also recommends irradiated blood products for all patients receiving antithymocyte globulin (ATG) therapy. (medscape.com)
By offering bloodless heart surgery (or transfusion-free heart surgery), we perform life-saving surgery without compromising our patients' religious or personal reasons for needing "no blood" surgical or medical treatment. (uchicagokidshospital.org)
Our patients receive individualized treatment plans and personalized services that address and accommodate their wishes regarding transfusion and replacement blood products. (uchicagokidshospital.org)
We are one of the few hospitals with a bloodless cardiac surgery program that performs blood free heart transplants and ventricular assist device surgery for congestive heart failure patients, in addition to having a bloodless kidney transplantation program. (uchicagokidshospital.org)
The expert team of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and hematologists is committed to offering alternative therapies for "no blood" patients with heart disease that enable them to return to active, full lives. (uchicagokidshospital.org)
Genotyping patients with recent blood transfusions. (cdc.gov)
To investigate this possibility, we assayed DNA extracted from the blood and buccal cells of ICU patients for 2 common polymorphisms in the TNF-beta gene and the surfactant protein-B (SP-B) gene. (cdc.gov)
Blood and buccal cells were collected and DNA was extracted from 145 patients. (cdc.gov)
To reduce morbidity and mortality as a result of uncontrolled hemorrhage, patients needing a massive transfusion, specifically addressed in detail later in this chapter, must be quickly identified so that immediate interventions can prevent the development of the lethal triad of coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis. (medscape.com)
This usually happens when the patients need blood of the negative group," she added. (thehimalayantimes.com)

The effects of blood loss depend on a person's general state of health, the amount of blood lost, and how quickly it was lost. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
Transfusions usually take 1 to 4 hours, depending on how much blood is given and the person's blood type. (teenshealth.org)
Having any of these markers (or none of them) doesn't make a person's blood any healthier or stronger. (kidshealth.org)

Active hemorrhage resulting in shock is one of the few evidence-based established indications for transfusion. (medscape.com)

She later found out that during those four hours she underwent a blood transfusion. (kxly.com)
The study looked at 48,986 non-Witnesses who had blood transfusions and 322 Witnesses who refused to have blood transfusions who all underwent cardiac surgery between 1983 to 2011. (cbsnews.com)

If you have been diagnosed with West Nile virus by your doctor, you should not donate blood for 120 days. (cdc.gov)
Only people who pass this survey are allowed to donate blood. (healthwise.net)
SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane mother who lost pints and pints of blood during a complicated birth two months ago is using her experience to inspire others to donate blood. (kxly.com)
People can donate blood at Spokane area INBC locations August 6-10, in honor of Stephanie Johnson. (kxly.com)
You can schedule an appointment to donate blood here . (kxly.com)
Can Teens Donate Blood? (kidshealth.org)
Through the campaign, more people all over the world are called to become life-savers by volunteering to donate blood regularly. (thalassaemia.org.cy)
BLODAN has also established blood collection centres at different parts of the the valley to encourage people to donate blood. (thehimalayantimes.com)

Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues and remove carbon dioxide. (kidshealth.org)
Some illnesses and treatments can prevent the bone marrow from making blood (for example, chemotherapy lowers production of new blood cells). (kidshealth.org)
An intrauterine transfusion provides blood to an Rh-positive fetus when fetal red blood cells are being destroyed by the Rh-sensitized mother's immune system. (healthlinkbc.ca)
An intrauterine blood transfusion may be done to replace fetal red blood cells that are being destroyed by an Rh-sensitized mother's immune system (Rh disease). (healthlinkbc.ca)
Blood loss can also reduce the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the blood, which may prevent enough oxygen from reaching the rest of the body. (healthwise.net)
If you have lost too many red blood cells or are not making enough of them, you are given packed red blood cells. (healthwise.net)
In such cases, if the first child is born with a positive blood group, chances are there that the mother's body recognises the positive cells inside the baby as foreign agents and prepares to fight them. (telegraphindia.com)
2. The blood cells of some mice were agglutinated by human AB blood type sera (69.6per cent). (go.jp)
This result indicated that human AB blood type sera included certain agglutinins against mouse blood cells. (go.jp)
Red blood cells carry and release oxygen throughout the body. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
In addition, illnesses such as cancer and leukemia often result in lower-than-normal numbers of blood cells. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
For example, chemotherapy can affect how bone marrow makes new blood cells. (teenshealth.org)
Newswise - New Brunswick, NJ - The level at which red blood cells are transfused, a common treatment in clinical practice, is often deliberated among physicians. (newswise.com)
Children in TRACT could receive blood in the form of whole blood or concentrated blood (packed cells), which takes time and money to prepare. (ucl.ac.uk)
This could save time and resources for blood transfusions services if making packed cells is not necessary. (ucl.ac.uk)
In red blood cells, nitric oxide (NO) is covalently attached to cysteine residues of haemoglobin. (chemistryworld.com)
This nitrosylation serves as a signal that makes blood vessels dilate and so increases the amountof oxygen reaching cells. (chemistryworld.com)
But Jonathan Stamler from the Duke University Medical Center at Durham, North Carolina, who led one of the two teams, says that the signal goes missing from stored red blood cells. (chemistryworld.com)
Separately, the group of Timothy McMahon, also at Duke, also found that the vasodilation triggered by red blood cells is significantly reduced in samples processed and stored according to the guidelines of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). (chemistryworld.com)
The lab-grown red blood cells are not intended for vampires, but rather for people with rare blood disorders who need regular transfusions. (nerdist.com)
Red blood cells live an average of 120 days. (nerdist.com)
Donated blood is a mix of old and new cells, which means transfusions don't last the full time span. (nerdist.com)
In this pilot study, the investigators will try to prove the feasibility and efficacy of managing the severe traumatic patient with red blood cells transfusion, tranexamic acid (TXA) and fibrinogen concentrate compared to standard treatment based on crystalloid fluid and TXA in the pre-hospital phase of care. (centerwatch.com)
Conventional treatment, with red blood cells (RBC), Tranexamic acid (TXA) and Fibrinogen Concentrate (FC),administration of Crystalloids and TXA. (centerwatch.com)
Red blood cells have markers on their surface that characterize the cell type. (kidshealth.org)
These markers (also called antigens ) are proteins and sugars that our bodies use to identify the blood cells as belonging in us. (kidshealth.org)
If you have both A and B markers on the surface of your cells (type AB blood), your body does not need to fight the presence of either. (kidshealth.org)
But if you have type O blood, your red blood cells have no A or B markers. (kidshealth.org)
Effects of Transfusion of Stored Red Blood Cells on Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Hepatic Injury in Rats. (bvsalud.org)
Transfusion of stored red blood cells (RBCs) triggers inflammatory responses, oxidative stress , and activation of innate immunity . (bvsalud.org)
Sickle cell disease is a group of conditions in which red blood cells are not shaped as they should be. (kidshealth.org)
Red blood cells normally look like round discs. (kidshealth.org)
They break down faster than normal red blood cells. (kidshealth.org)
Kids who have sickle cell disease may feel pain in different parts of the body when blood vessels get clogged with sickle cells. (kidshealth.org)
Nobody knows exactly when sickle cells might get stuck or which blood vessels might get clogged. (kidshealth.org)
Because kids with sickle cell disease don't have enough normal red blood cells, they may get tired a lot. (kidshealth.org)
A doctor may also prescribe a vitamin called folic acid, which helps the body make new red blood cells. (kidshealth.org)
Another medicine, hydroxyurea (say: hi-drok-see-yu-REE-uh), can make sickled red blood cells less sticky and less likely to cause problems. (kidshealth.org)
That's a way to put healthy blood cells right into a kid's body. (kidshealth.org)
Opinions are embraced and defended, but transfusion of red blood cells has not reliably demonstrated increased survival, other than in 2 specific populations, as follows: (1) those with active hemorrhage, and (2) those with active cardiac ischemia. (medscape.com)
Fresh whole blood has long been thought of as the criterion standard for transfusion, but the advent of whole blood fractionation techniques subsequent to World War II provided a means of more efficient use of the various components (i.e., packed red blood cells [PRBCs], fresh frozen plasma [FFP], individual factor concentrates, platelet concentrates, cryoprecipitate). (medscape.com)
Alloimmunization from leukocyte-reduced cellular blood products requires recognition of the alloantigen by recipient APCs and activation of recipient CD4+ T cells. (medscape.com)

Exchange blood transfusions for people with sickle cell disease are carried out by the Therapeutic Apheresis Services (TAS) at the NHS Blood and Transplant Centre on the John Radcliffe Hospital site. (ouh.nhs.uk)
If you are worried that you need urgent attention for your blood disorder, or have a medical concern (e.g. if you have a sickle cell disease and think you might be developing a crisis), we have a dedicated triage assessment team. (ouh.nhs.uk)
Sometimes kids with sickle cell disease need blood transfusions (say: trans-FEW-zyuns). (kidshealth.org)

In spite of widespread use, data supporting specific practice paradigms for whole blood and component therapy transfusion are lacking, the notable exception being in the primary treatment of hemorrhagic shock. (medscape.com)

[ 1 ] Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) should be institutionally monitored by a blood utilization committee that can track initiation, cessation, component wastage, storage of blood products outside of the blood bank, transport standards, and compliance with applicable Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. (medscape.com)

The transfusion of stored RBCs exacerbates renal IR-induced liver damage. (bvsalud.org)

There is absolutely no evidence of transfusion transmission for COVID-19, or any other coronavirus," says Dr. Steven Drews, associate director of microbiology at Canadian Blood Services. (blood.ca)
Today, in a new section called JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), published a summary of the systematic review of the 19 clinical trials that compare higher versus lower hemoglobin thresholds in red blood cell transfusion. (newswise.com)
However, there is little scientific evidence to guide doctors on how much blood to give children, or which children require it. (ucl.ac.uk)
TRACT found no evidence of difference in deaths between children allocated to receive an immediate transfusion versus those who had no immediate transfusion. (ucl.ac.uk)
It does provide further evidence that transfusion with real indication carries a risk that heretofore has been underestimated. (cbsnews.com)
There is also evidence that the Zika virus can be transmitted through blood transfusion. (nationalgeographic.com)
Significant decreases in blood use were a direct result of provider efforts to optimize care by improving stewardship of this costly commodity through the use of evidence-based practices around blood use. (premierinc.com)

The research team, which included experts in Canada, UK, Norway, Italy, and Netherlands, searched the literature for studies addressing the transfusion chain-from donation and collection to processing. (blood.ca)
Through its Blood and Transfusion Safety programme, WHO supports countries in strengthening national blood systems to ensure timely access to safe and sufficient supplies of blood and blood products based on voluntary unpaid blood donation to achieve universal health coverage. (who.int)
To keep the blood supply safe, every donation is tested for blood type and checked for infectious diseases. (kidshealth.org)
One blood donation can save up to three lives. (kidshealth.org)

Blood transfusion in acute care: are we ready for personalised medicine? (ed.ac.uk)
The service also works closely with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and the Therapeutic Apheresis Service (TAS) who provide a planned and acute (24/7) automated red cell exchange programme. (ouh.nhs.uk)
Some blood disorders are acute and resolvable whereas others are chronic problems requiring ongoing treatment. (laurenshope.com)

Retrieved from https://www.hematology.org/newsroom/press-releases/2021/ash-president-applauds-introduction-of-legislation-for-palliative-blood-transfusions . (hematology.org)

Through discovery, development and applied research, Canadian Blood Services drives world-class innovation in blood transfusion, cellular therapy and transplantation-bringing clarity and insight to an increasingly complex healthcare future. (blood.ca)
Both transfusion and transplantation are very, very safe, in terms of transmission of infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)

The long search for a blood substitute could take a major step forward this year. (protomag.com)

By sharing experience and developing expert consensus, their study can help transfusion services and hospitals in Canada and around the world as they grapple with local and national challenges at different stages of the pandemic. (blood.ca)
Blood transfusions are one of the most frequent lifesaving procedures hospitals do. (kidshealth.org)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (July 20, 2017) - A nationwide analysis of 645 hospitals found a 20 percent decrease in blood utilization across 134 diagnoses that account for 80 percent of red blood cell use, according to Premier Inc. The analysis illustrates the strength of having comparative data analytics to drive performance improvement. (premierinc.com)

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) ( www.hematology.org ) is the world's largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. (hematology.org)
We analyse and investigate blood samples to help in the diagnosis of specific disorders and provision of blood component support if needed. (rbht.nhs.uk)
Peripheral blood smear or PCR is necessary to make the diagnosis. (medscape.com)
In addition, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirement at diagnosis (P = 0.001), but not the number of RBC units transfused during the disease course (P = 0.17), was independently associated with inferior survival. (elsevier.com)
Choose the style you prefer, and we will engrave it with your blood disorder diagnosis and other pertinent information. (laurenshope.com)
In the event of an accident or emergency, your blood disorder is likely to be a factor in your treatment, which means your diagnosis is information that EMTs and ER personnel need in order to treat you quickly and properly. (laurenshope.com)
Peripheral blood smear is typically the first step in diagnosis. (medscape.com)

We prospectively collected data on Sri Lankan dengue cases in the Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from 2017, and selected ten severe cases where blood transfusions were involved in the management. (medscape.com)

Mediplacements are looking for an experienced band 6 Haematology and Blood Transfusion Biomedical Scientist for a job vacancy in London. (mediplacements.com)
Planned care such as venesections, planned blood transfusions and exchange blood transfusions where line insertion is required, are managed on the Haematology Day Treatment Unit . (ouh.nhs.uk)

July 2020) that helps address the challenge of information overload by synthesizing expert opinion on the supply and use of blood for transfusion during the pandemic. (blood.ca)
The global blood transfusion diagnostics market size was USD 4.13 billion in 2020. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
However, most of the major countries lifted lockdown and stay-home regulations by the third quarter of 2020, which resulted in increasing blood donations and transfusion procedures across all blood centers. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)

A pregnant woman had to undergo a series of blood transfusions through her uterus to save her severely anaemic baby in the run-up to the delivery earlier this month. (telegraphindia.com)
The use of plasma infusion therapies (often called "vampire" treatments, in which people undergo infusions of a young donor's blood) is on the rise across the United States, often costing thousands of dollars per treatment. (clinicaladvisor.com)
The blood products should, if possible, undergo leukocyte reduction to prevent alloimmunization and CMV transmission and should be irradiated to prevent transfusion-associated graft versus host disease (GVHD) in HCT candidates. (medscape.com)

Labor induction is associated with an increased risk of cesarean delivery, more more newborns requiring neonatal care, more mothers needing a blood transfusion, and a longer maternal hospital stay. (greenmedinfo.com)

The use of blood products in dengue is recommended mainly in cases of bleeding. (medscape.com)

The reason this is highly problematic is because vaccinated blood is tainted blood , meaning the recipient will receive all the spike proteins and other toxins produced by the shots in the person who received them. (naturalnews.com)
We don't label blood products as containing vaccinated or unvaccinated blood as the Covid-19 vaccine does not enter the bloodstream and poses no safety risks to the recipient," the Red Cross claims. (naturalnews.com)

Can I be treated if I get West Nile virus disease after receiving blood? (cdc.gov)
Blood transfusion is a medical treatment that replaces blood lost through injury, surgery, or disease. (healthwise.net)
Blood used for transfusions in the United States is very safe and generally free from disease. (healthwise.net)
It is very rare to get a disease through a blood transfusion. (healthwise.net)
To avoid further contamination to human beings from peripheral tissues, the same precautionary measures taken for primary vCJD cases should apply to possible transfusion cases of the disease. (innovations-report.com)
Stringent studies in sheep show that prion diseases can be transmitted via blood, even if blood is collected in preclinical stages of prion disease. (innovations-report.com)
The growing prevalence of blood-related disorders, such as hemophilia, cancer, thrombocytopenia, etc., and chronic kidney disease (CKD), has propelled the demand for blood products and complete blood transfusion. (fortunebusinessinsights.com)
People who have hemophilia, a disease that affects the blood's ability to clot, need plasma or the clotting factors contained in plasma to help their blood clot and prevent bleeding. (teenshealth.org)
Malaria is also a blood -borne disease which is not currently screened for. (bvsalud.org)
Fearon MA, Scalia V, Huang M, Dines I, Ndao M: A Case of vertical transmission of Chagas Disease contracted via blood transfusion in Canada. (blood.ca)

People who have type AB positive blood are "universal recipients" because they can safely receive any type of blood. (kidshealth.org)
The 0.7% prevalence of malaria , poses a serious health risk to non-immune recipients of transfusion. (bvsalud.org)

Results from the TRACT trial, published in the New England Medical Journal and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), show that children with complicated severe anaemia who do not have a fever require larger volumes of blood transfusions than current World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. (ucl.ac.uk)
Children who received the appropriate amount of blood, depending on whether they had fever or not, were at about half the risk of dying compared to those who received the other amount. (ucl.ac.uk)
This suggests guidelines need to be updated to recommend different amounts of blood depending on whether a child has a fever. (ucl.ac.uk)
This aggressive, whole-body response can give someone a fever, chills, and low blood pressure. (kidshealth.org)
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is definitively confirmed in the laboratory with direct observation of spirochetes in manually inspected peripheral blood smears during episodes of fever. (medscape.com)
Peripheral blood smear in relapsing fever. (medscape.com)

Refractoriness to platelet transfusion (an increase in the platelet count after platelet transfusion that is significantly lower than expected [e.g. (medscape.com)

The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss new methodologies for pre-clinical evaluation of the safety and efficacy of red blood cell transfusion products. (aabb.org)
This company took off in the 80's when investors realized that we make products that minimize the need for blood bank products. (freerepublic.com)
Our products scavenge YOUR OWN blood which is usually lost during surgery, cleans it and returns it to you. (freerepublic.com)
Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and organs and removes waste products. (shoppersdrugmart.ca)
in a small number of cases, the virus has been spread through blood products (clotting factors) and blood transfusions. (ed.gov)
As a result, the chance that anyone will get AIDS through blood products or blood transfusions is extremely small. (ed.gov)
Blood donations are needed all over the world to ensure individuals and communities have access to safe and quality-assured blood and blood products in both normal and emergency situations. (thalassaemia.org.cy)
MMWR suggests that AIDS may be caused by an infectious agent that is transmitted sexually or through exposure to blood or blood products and issues recommendations for preventing transmission. (cdc.gov)

Blood disorders can impact any of the various components in the blood, and this can prevent your blood from performing all of the critically important functions it has throughout the body. (laurenshope.com)

However, blood collection agencies have been screening all donated blood for West Nile virus since 2003 to minimize this risk. (cdc.gov)
During bloodless heart surgery, our physicians use meticulous surgical techniques and innovative procedures that minimize surgical blood loss and avoid the need for a transfusion during surgery. (uchicagokidshospital.org)

I agree with the principle, but the morbidity report gave some low figures for HIV transmission through blood. (freerepublic.com)
The second was the hepatitis B virus, which has a blood-borne transmission, typically from blood transfusions. (nih.gov)
As any refusal of blood transmission can result in the death of the patient, debates in this realm are very much also relevant to the right to life, but it is also worth mentioning how the right to health and its regulation informs these debates. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
Fournier E, Lesley P, Tokessy M, Hannach B, Makowski K, Scalia V, Fearon M. Investigation of a possible case of WNV transfusion transmission: Summer 2012 season. (blood.ca)

In a severely affected fetus, transfusions are done every 1 to 4 weeks until the fetus is mature enough to be delivered safely. (healthlinkbc.ca)

A blood transfusion is when a donor's blood is given to a patient. (kidshealth.org)
This is when a family member or friend with a compatible (good fit) blood type donates blood specifically for use by a patient in need of transfusion. (kidshealth.org)
The patient gets blood through a needle placed into a vein. (kidshealth.org)
Most infused blood is required when a patient undergoes major surgery. (freerepublic.com)
Hospital staff put in a request to give the woman a blood transfusion, but the order was meant for another patient with a different blood type. (healthleadersmedia.com)
As a result, a 75-year-old woman was given the wrong blood, mistaken for a patient who had been in her ER room immediately before her. (healthleadersmedia.com)
A recent case where a woman that I had as a patient almost died until we got her to the operating room and were able to give her blood anonymously. (apple.com)
In any case, no one can say for certain that a patient will die because of refusing blood or will live because of accepting it. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
[10] In an emergency, a medical practitioner shall not refuse to treat a patient who refuses a blood transfusion. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)
In cases like this the patient should accordingly be treated without administering blood, and the consequences of not receiving a blood transfusion should be explained to them, if possible. (constitutionaldiscourse.com)

In Kenya the current blood transfusion scheme involves screening of blood for HIV , Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis . (bvsalud.org)

Blood transfusion services must keep pace with the rapid technical development of health services. (who.int)
The Minister of Public Health, Mr. André Mama Fouda presided over the ceremony of the launching of the National Blood Transfusion Program (NBTP) on the 05th of December, 2013 in Yaoundé. (who.int)
The Minister of health made a brief historical survey of the evolution of the Program in which he insisted on the importance of the law on Safe Blood Transfusion promulgated in 2003 to ensure the availability of good quality blood in sufficient quantities to serve the population. (who.int)
The opinions reflected in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Canadian Blood Services nor do they reflect the views of Health Canada or any other funding agency. (blood.ca)
Did you know that there's a wealth of information available on the Canadian Blood Services' Professional Education website to help transfusion medicine health-care professionals as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic? (blood.ca)
Bruce Banner, who receives some of his blood after a transfusion for her health. (nerdist.com)
Dr. Fearon also participates in collaborations with external groups including public health, the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network, the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg, and other blood operators such as Hema-Quebec and the American Red Cross. (blood.ca)
One of the principal ways the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) improves the health and lives of mothers-and their children-is by helping to ensure the safety of blood transfusions. (cdc.gov)
the NBTS now supplies 125 health care facilities with at least 80 percent of their blood needs, up from only 8 sites in 2004. (cdc.gov)
Going forward, we will maintain our support in 14 countries and add 13 more countries through financial support to Ministries of Health and NTBS units, and the provision of technical assistance by CDC and other international experts in blood transfusion and the administration of blood services. (cdc.gov)
Ensuring blood safety is a crucial component to maternal and child health, and critical to achieving an AIDS-free generation. (cdc.gov)

The fatal mistake followed a pattern of blood labeling errors at St. Luke's during the past year, according to a scathing report issued last month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and made public Tuesday by the hospital. (healthleadersmedia.com)

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Reduction in baroreflex cardiovascular responses due to venous infusion in the rabbit. (1/3107)

A prospective study on TT virus infection in transfusion-dependent patients with beta-thalassemia. (2/3107)

Soluble HLA class I, HLA class II, and Fas ligand in blood components: a possible key to explain the immunomodulatory effects of allogeneic blood transfusions. (3/3107)

Structural and functional consequences of antigenic modulation of red blood cells with methoxypoly(ethylene glycol). (4/3107)

Endoscopic retreatment compared with surgery in patients with recurrent bleeding after initial endoscopic control of bleeding ulcers. (5/3107)

Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty performed for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (6/3107)

Hormonal changes in thalassaemia major. (7/3107)

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