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introduction: the main purpose of donor selection is not only the donor protection from blood donation complications but also the blood recipient not be expose to blood- transmitted diseases. this study aimed to determine the reason for exemption from donors among blood donor's who refer to ilam blood transfusion organization. materials and methods: this is a retrospective and descriptive ...

Blood transfusion has a well-documented clinical significance in several medical scenarios for instance severe anemia, massive blood loss caused by trauma, and major surgeries. Nevertheless, been associated with post-transfusion complications, such as mismatch reactions, transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs).

  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, 39...

Background: Many of the multiple traumatized patients who refer to the hospital need transfusion. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious clinical syndrome associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components. In the article, we present a case of TRALI following transfusion of packed red blood cells Case Presentation: A 24 year old male referred to Shahid Beh...

background: beta thalassemia gene mutations are among common mutations in southwest iran. however, hemoglobin e (hb e) and hb e/β⁰ thalassemia account for a small number of hemoglobinopathies in iran. this is the first study to directly address the existence of hb e and consequently hb e/β⁰ thalassemia in southwest iran. methods: this retrospective study discovered seven cases of hb e/β⁰ thalas...

Transfusion-dependent thalassemia is the most severe form of thalassemia; patients require regular blood transfusions to maintain their hemoglobin level. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine measures for controlling chronic diseases like thalassemia. This study aims measure difference in pre-transfusion levels and frequency before during pandemic. retrospective cross-sectional utilized m...

We retrospectively examined intraoperative blood transfusion patterns at US veteran's hospitals through description of national patterns of intraoperative blood transfusion by indication for transfusion in the elderly; assessment of temporal trends in the use of intraoperative blood transfusion; and relationship of institutional use of intraoperative blood transfusion to hospital 30-day risk-ad...

Background: To evaluate the present status of blood utilization and develop practice guidelines in teaching hospitals in Northern Iran. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the amount of blood prepared and used preoperatively for 11 elective procedures, from March 2010 to March 2011 in teaching hospitals in Northern Iran. Study variables included the crossmatch transfusion ratio, the transfusi...