BACKGROUND Hypertriglyceridemia thalassemia syndrome is a rare condition that occurs in patients with thalassemia.It typically presents with a combination of profound anemia and milky serum.Although previous case seri...
Beta thalassemia(β-thalassemia)syndromes are a heterogeneous group of inherited hemoglobinopathies caused by molecular defects in the beta-globin gene that lead to the impaired synthesis of beta-globin chains of the ...
BACKGROUND Transfusion transmissible infections(TTIs)are illnesses spread through contaminated blood or blood products.In India,screening for TTIs such as hepatitis B virus(HBV),hepatitis C virus(HCV),human immunodefi...
Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a transfusion as the blood drained from her body during a stormy,100-mile ride.
supported by the National Institutes of Health under Award Numbers R01GM139967,R21GM151703,and R21GM148931.
Background:Blood transfusions,crucial in managing anemia and coagulopathy in intensive care unit(ICU)settings,require accurate prediction for effective resource allocation and patient risk assessment.However,existing ...
Objective This study identifies preoperative risk factors associated with blood transfusion in women undergoing surgery for ectopic pregnancy.A retrospective chart review of 252 cases was performed at a single academi...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of blood supplies for children, resulting in prolonged waiting times for transfusions. This study aims to explore the effect of timely blood transfusion on the e...
Allogeneic red blood cell(RBC)transfusion is commonly performed in medical practice because of its efficacy and low-risk level.However,pre-transfusion tests are susceptible to monoclonal antibody(mAb)interference.1 Cu...
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation grant (389035) (to H.N.);Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR projects: MOP 97918 and MOP 119540) (to H.N.);CIHR-Canadian Blood Services Partnership (to H.N.);Canadian Blood Services Intramural Grant (to H.N.);the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (to H.N.);the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute grant HL-102035 (to Q.S.);Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund (to Q.S.);J.L. is a recipient of Graduate Fellowship from Canadian Blood Services Centre for Innovation, and D.K. is a recipient of a St. Michael's Hospital Research Training Centre (RTC) Scholarship, and Queen Elizabeth II (QE-II) Graduate Scholarship.
Platelets are small, versatile blood cells that are critical for hemostasis/thrombosis. Local platelet accumulation is a known contributor to proinflammation in various disease states. However, the anti-inflammatory/i...