Publications by authors named "N Prinja"
Background And Objectives: The blood collection agencies (BCAs) employ two major logistical modes of conduct for outdoor blood collection. First, the collection agency walks to the donor's preferred location for routine blood donation drives. Second, the drive is conducted using a heavy-duty vehicle having all the facilities for blood donation in it - Blood Donation on Wheels - hereinafter referred to as mobile blood drive (MBD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Platelet collection by apheresis is common nowadays. Many cell separators are available in the market for the same. This study was conducted to study the effect of various donor factors on platelet yield and the effect of different cell separator variables on platelet yield.
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- Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) can lead to low calcium levels due to the use of Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution A, and adding different concentrations of calcium gluconate to human serum albumin may help prevent this issue.* -
- A study comparing two groups of TPE procedures found that while intraprocedural calcium levels were similar, post-procedural ionized calcium was significantly lower in the group with less calcium, leading to more cases of symptomatic hypocalcemia and vasovagal reactions.* -
- The results suggest that using a higher concentration of calcium gluconate (18.6 mg of elemental calcium/100 ml) is safer and more effective in maintaining calcium levels during
Blood Centres in India lack infrastructure to investigate immunohematology problems. Reference Testing Center (RTC) was established in 2014 to investigate Immunohematological problem as it is not possible for small blood centers to go for complete immunohematology work up due to lack of financial and technical resources in remote and rural areas. Objective of this study is to share our experience as RTC of past 6 years so that more RTC are established across Indian subcontinent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) are the most common adverse reaction reported under the Haemovigilance Programme of India, and the use of leukodepleted blood products is recommended. The severity of the reaction may affect the morbidity associated with the reaction. This study aims to calculate the incidence of various transfusion reactions in our blood center and to evaluate the impact of buffy coat reduction on the severity of febrile reaction and other hospital resource-consuming activities.
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