News articles tagged with 'transfusion' (Page 3)
Transfusion of fresh blood could play a role in surgical outcomes of cancer patients
— 24 Nov 2008 19:50 | HealthAmong other findings, a study presented in the December issue of Anesthesiology suggests that the use of fresh red blood cells in transfusions for cancer patients could improve cancer…
Chronic hepatitis C infection in a patient with bone marrow hypoplasia
— 17 Oct 2008 13:52 | HealthHCV is acquired by intravenous drug abuse, sexually or via blood transfusion (rare nowadays due to the effective screening of blood products before transfusion). HCV is known to cause…
Study confirms vCJD could be transmitted by blood transfusion
— 6 Sep 2008 21:39 | HealthThe findings underline the importance of precautions against vCJD transmission, such as the Government decision in 2004 to ban blood donations from anyone who had received a blood transfusion…
A blood substitute's effectiveness and safety addressed in clinical trial
— 11 Jun 2008 00:46 | HealthA predicted shortfall of over 4 million units of blood worldwide is driving the need to develop an alternative to red blood cells. Academic and industry researchers participated in…
Protecting a life-saving blood product from human form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
— 9 Apr 2008 11:50 | HealthAmid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly protein responsible for the human form of mad cow disease, researchers in Canada now report…
New finding in liver transplantation and antifibrinolytics?
— 16 Mar 2008 11:11 | HealthOrthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with severe bleeding and considerable transfusion requirements. There are several reasons for this severe bleeding in OLT. Haemostatic…