Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00345.x | DOI Listing |
Anaesthesiologie
January 2025
Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Background: Despite being treatable, the prevalence of anemia is relatively high, affecting up to 30% of the general population and 35% of patients undergoing surgery. Symptoms are often misinterpreted and patients frequently do not recognize anemia as a disease. As a result, it is often not discussed during medical consultations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Hematol
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Transfus Med
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics (Hematology Ward), The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Background And Objectives: High-quality ABO antibody titre testing is required for ABO-incompatible haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and kidney transplantation. To assess the feasibility of automated ABO titration as an alternative to manual and semi-automatic titration during the peri-transplant period, a comparative study was conducted internally in a transfusion medicine laboratory.
Materials And Methods: This study was performed in two stages.
Transfusion
January 2025
Transfusion Medicine, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Background: Donors on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may require frequent whole blood donation due to erythrocytosis, but FDA guidelines prevent the transfusion of plasma-based products from these donors. This study surveyed TRT donor testosterone levels in whole blood components and evaluated a possible mitigation strategy with a pathogen reduction technology using UVA light and compound adsorption device (CAD) steps.
Study Design And Methods: Whole blood from male TRT donors and controls were processed into red blood cells and plasma components.
Transfusion
January 2025
Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Background: We investigated whether frequent apheresis donors have altered risk of bone fractures, and prescription of osteoporosis medicine//s due to their repeated exposure to citrate anticoagulant.
Methods: We used the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study data linked with blood donation and other health-related datasets. We used a "5-year qualification period" method to identify active donors who donated at least one (any type) donation in the first and fifth year of the "qualification period.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!