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Asian J Transfus Sci
December 2022
Department of Transfusion Medicine, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Red cell exchange is important to treat acutely ill sickle cell patients, but it is time-consuming. An automated red cell exchange technique using cell separators developed by different manufacturers helps in removal of sickled hemoglobin and improving blood viscosity. The use of these cell separators permits automated red cell exchange to be performed safely and smoothly with the isovolemic hemodilution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFToxoplasmosis is a significant food-borne protozoal disease in humans and animals. The study aimed to find out Toxoplasma seropositivity in sheep, estimate epidemiological risk factors and assess haemato-biochemical parameter changes. Blood samples were collected from 276 indigenous sheep in five districts surrounding Sulaymaniyah Province in the northern region of Iraq.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Vet Res
January 2025
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animals Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Haemonchosis is a major gastrointestinal parasitic infection in sheep caused by H. contortus. An abattoir-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to September 2024 to assess the haematobiochemical alterations and lesion characterization induced by haemonchosis in slaughtered sheep at Gondar ELFORA abattoir.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
December 2024
General Orthopedics, Midwest Bone and Joint Center, Macon, USA.
Introduction: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic drug commonly used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Intravenous (IV) and topical TXA therapy have been extensively studied and shown to reduce blood loss, length of hospital stay, and blood transfusion rates following TKA. Despite the extensive literature regarding IV and topical TXA in orthopedics, there is a current dearth of studies analyzing oral usage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Minim Invasive Gynecol
January 2025
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Present Affiliation (not associated with study): Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Objective: To determine the efficacy of intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing blood loss and blood transfusion among women undergoing total colpocleisis.
Design: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Setting: Tertiary academic urogynecology practice.
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