BACKGROUND To rapidly obtain outpatient results, we use plasma separation tubes (PST) for chemistry analysis. If lactate dehydrogenase measurement is required, serum separation tubes (SST) are used. There has been no evaluation of hemolysis with these tubes. We compared the hemolytic index (HI) obtained by using PST and SST and applied this for choosing appropriate tubes for clinical laboratori...

Erythrocytes from rats fed large doses of Vitamin A alone, or large doses of vitamin A and vitamin E or diphenyl-p-phenylene diamine (DPPD) were studied for H2O2-induced hemolysis. The vitamin A-dosed rats were more susceptible than normal rats to H2O2-induced hemolysis. Hemolysis was not accompanied by lipid peroxidation. Nevertheless, the antioxidants vitamin E and DPPD inhibited hemolysis in...

Episodes of delayed hemolysis 2-6 weeks after treatment of severe malaria with intravenous artesunate have been described. We performed a prospective observational study of patients with uncomplicated malaria to investigate whether posttreatment hemolysis also occurs after oral artemisinin-based combination therapy. Eight of 20 patients with uncomplicated malaria who were given oral artemisinin...

Accurate and fast prediction of the hemodynamics artificial pump-lung is critical in design process. In this study, a comprehensive computational framework, including sliding mesh method, coupled free flow porous media model, hemolysis [Formula: see text] shear stress transport turbulence solution algorithms, introduced to accurately predict velocity field, pressure heads, hemolysis. The framew...

BACKGROUND To investigate the incidence and time course of hemolysis and its clinical effects following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) using distilled water as the irrigant. METHODS Between March 1996 and April 1997, 39 patients who underwent TURP due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were randomly included in this study. The levels of plasma hemoglobin, haptoglobin and se...

scorpion bite is a common health problem in many parts of the world, including the iran’s tropics. there are thousands of cases and a number of deaths due to scorpion bite every year in the country. the present study aims to provide further data regarding the details, complications and outcomes of scorpion bite cases referring to razi hospital, ahwaz, from march 2011 to april 2012. a total of 2...

Hemagglutination and hemolytic titrations of antisera using red cells to which antigens have been conjugated with bis(diazo)benzidine have been used as a measure of antibody activities (1--4) in this laboratory. Hemagglutination and immune hemolysis fitrations have comparable sensitivities. Immune hemolysis, however, can be modified to give a high degree of precision (5). Both methods have been...

Objectives Blood collections from peripheral intravenous catheters offer several benefits to patients, including reduced needle punctures and patient discomfort, but they risk reducing the quality of blood specimens analyzed by the laboratory. In an effort to balance analytical quality of test results with patient-centered care initiatives, a needle-less blood collection device called PIVO™ was...