Original Article Background: In 30 patients with denovo acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemia (FAB classification), we compared the effectiveness of RBC and Platelet transfusion and the relation to increment of the transfused component was analyzed. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of hematology, Institute of Child Health for a period of one year. All acute leukem...

OBJECTIVE Several clinical guidelines exist for blood transfusion in adults but only one refers to children. There are no guidelines for blood transfusion in critically ill children and the paediatric intensive care specialist's approach is unknown. We wished to evaluate the approach toward blood transfusion among a group of paediatric intensive care specialists. METHODS All certified paediat...

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of transfusion-related acute lung injury in a cohort of critically ill patients. DESIGN In a retrospective cohort study, patients with transfusion-related acute lung injury were identified using the consensus criteria of acute lung injury within 6 hrs after transfusion. Inclusion criterion was a length of intensive care unit adm...

transfusion medicine   past, present, future   pourfathollah a.a.1,2(phd)   1 tarbiat modarres university   2 iranian blood transfusion organization-research center

BACKGROUND Although transfusion is a common procedure for treating anemia of prematurity, there is no specific protocol for blood transfusion in premature newborns. So in this study we investigate whether application of a strict protocol has any statistically significant effect on reduction of blood transfusion. METHODS In this study, first group admitted in NICU during 2005 - 2006 and the se...

Over the past decades, the incidence of transfusion-transmitted diseases has been dramatically reduced. These reductions have been due to a multifocal approach to the collection, processing, and release of blood components. The estimated risks of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis viruses are now extremely small, but the possibility of infections with emerging pathogens always exists because pre...

Background: Blood transfusion is considered to be the first line of therapy for all types anemia. One unit blood known increase hemoglobin level by 1g/dl and hematocrit 3%. This study aims analyze mean increment in levels after 1-unit a tertiary care hospital. Materials Methods: A retrospective was done. 133 patients with (whole or packed red cells)having pre post-transfusion values were enroll...

Red blood cell transfusions are used to treat hemorrhage and to improve oxygen delivery to tissues. Transfusion of red blood cells should be based on the patient's clinical condition. Indications for transfusion include symptomatic anemia (causing shortness of breath, dizziness, congestive heart failure, and decreased exercise tolerance), acute sickle cell crisis, and acute blood loss of more t...

When a reaction occurs during or after the transfusion of a blood product, those involved in the care of that patient tend to think first of an immunological evenł. l However, many transfusion reactions may not be immunologically mediated. The differential diagnosis of a transfusion reaction should include the many nonimmune conditions that can lead to the destruction of either donor or recipie...