In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, ...
Background: Minor adverse reactions following transfusion of blood components to cancer patients are not uncommon. Reporting these minor reactions to the transfusion service needs a careful evaluation ...
GROSS bleeding is a frequent and major complication in patients with acute leukemia. The etiology of this bleeding is closely related to thrombocytopenia, 1 although other coagulation abnormalities ...
Cross-circulation was performed without anticoagulants through silastic-Teflon arteriovenous forearm cannulas, 7 which were interconnected artery to vein during cross-circulation by an 80-cm. length ...
As more and more people pay attention to U.S. maternal mortality rates—the highest in the world among developed nations—more researchers are investigating what’s driving so many deaths of women who ...
After rigorously accounting for substantial clinical differences between patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) who do and do not receive transfusion for anemia, the apparent association of ...
Blood transfusions work to replace blood that is lost due to injury, surgery, or to treat medical conditions. The type of blood transfusion given depends on the reason for requiring one. This article ...
PHILADELPHIA -- For acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients with anemia, being more liberal with blood transfusion thresholds didn't significantly impact risk of recurrent heart attack or death in ...