Forty patients of Thalassemia Major children were treated with wheat grass tablets (WGT). The mean hemoglobin in the pre WGT was 8.54 +/- 0.33 g% whereas in WGT period was 9.13 +/- 0.14 g% (p < 0.001). The mean blood transfused as packed cells in pre WGT period was 326.82 +/- 74.10 ml/kg/year whereas during WGT period it was 256.39 +/- 45.47 ml/kg/year. The percentage difference in the amount o...

The aim of the present study was to determine whether allogeneic red blood cell transfusions showed a deleterious effect and what might be preoperative risk factors for blood transfusion in patients with TNM stage II colon cancer. Total 470 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria were selected for a further 10-year follow-up study. We found that there were statistical significance between non...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 618 VOLUME 42__JUNE 17, 2005 arbitrary endpoint to evaluate the success of the WGJ therapy to decrease transfusion requirements in the study patients. Using their definition of success (>25% reduction of blood transfused compared to the pre-WGJ period), they reasoned that 50% of the patients responded to the WGJ therapy. Using the data they provided in the table in the paper, ...

BACKGROUND Reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. Therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. In this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. METHODS This prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. During this period, 398 ...

Background. Since cryoprecipitate, fibrinogen concentrate, or recombinant activated factor VII is not approved by public medical insurance in Japan, we retrospectively assessed blood product usage in patients with obstetric hemorrhage at our tertiary obstetric center. Material and Methods. 220 patients with obstetric hemorrhagic disorders who underwent blood product transfusion in our instituti...

Abstract Aims This study assesses the effect of hip fracture anatomy and operation performed on transfusion rates within our centre. We aim to identify patients most likely require early, improve outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort 324 consecutive presenting a district general hospital over one year. Data was collected from patient records, local laboratory national database. Results fract...