Blood Provision for Cardiac Ablation (CA) Procedures in the Catheterization Laboratory; a Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Experience in a Non-Trauma Center Setting
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DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.365
Abstract: Cardiac perforation is a life-threatening complication (~1% risk, with reported rates between 0.2% to 5%) of CA procedures. As cardiac perforation may lead to extensive bleeding, it would be reasonable for a medical center carrying… read more here.
Keywords: medical center; blood bank; blood; center ... See more keywords
Prof. Dr. Johannes Joseph van Rood (1926‐2017)
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DOI: 10.1111/tan.13113
Abstract: Jon was born on April 7, 1926 in Scheveningen, a town situated on the coast of the Netherlands. At the end of the Second World War, he began his medical studies at Leiden University. After… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; prof; blood bank; doctor ... See more keywords
How do we perform and bill for blood bank physician consultative services?
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.14264
Abstract: Transfusion medicine (TM) physicians provide medical services that benefit all patients such as providing 24‐hour laboratory coverage, advising health care providers on test interpretation and selection, validating new methods, and supervising technical personnel. These services… read more here.
Keywords: blood bank; bill blood; bank physician; perform bill ... See more keywords
How do we … integrate pathogen reduced platelets into our hospital blood bank inventory?
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.15241
Abstract: For more than 50 years there has been an ongoing effort to combat transfusion‐transmitted infections and provide patients with the safest possible blood. This initiative has driven much of the research within the transfusion community. Initial… read more here.
Keywords: transfusion transmitted; pathogen; blood bank; transfusion ... See more keywords
Civilian walking blood bank emergency preparedness plan
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.16458
Abstract: The current global pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in the blood supply network. Given the recent shortages, there must be a civilian plan for massively bleeding patients when there are no blood products on the… read more here.
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Neonatal and pediatric blood bank practice in the United States: Results from the AABB pediatric transfusion medicine subsection survey
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.16520
Abstract: There are limited standards guiding the selection and processing of blood components specific for neonatal and pediatric transfusions. Therefore, blood banks (BBs) and transfusion services must create their own policies and procedures. read more here.
Keywords: medicine; blood bank; pediatric blood; transfusion ... See more keywords
Gross lipemia and blood bank testing
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DOI: 10.1111/trf.17103
Abstract: A 44-year-old G6P3 female at 25 weeks gestational age was transferred to our tertiary care center for threatened preterm birth and a stat cesarean section was performed upon presentation for abnormal fetal tracing. A group… read more here.
Keywords: bank testing; blood bank; lipemia; gross lipemia ... See more keywords
Blood utilization and quality indicators at a university hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267449
Abstract: Background Blood transfusion is a common, essential procedure when treating many different medical and surgical conditions. Efficient utilization of blood bank facilities by frequent auditing is crucial; however, few studies have examined blood utilization in… read more here.
Keywords: saudi arabia; blood bank; utilization; blood ... See more keywords
A retrospective study of transfusion practices in a Tertiary Care Institute
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.198395
Abstract: Background and Aims: Excessive requests for cross matching blood which is more than the blood required for transfusion are usually based on worst case assumptions leading to overestimation of blood usage. We investigated the blood… read more here.
Keywords: blood bank; transfusion; blood; transfusion practices ... See more keywords
Utilisation of emergency blood in a cohort of South African emergency centres with no direct access to a blood bank
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DOI: 10.7490/f1000research.1114931.1
Abstract: Introduction: The transfusion of emergency blood is an essential part of haemostatic resuscitation. Locally, where direct access to a blood bank is limited, emergency blood is stored within emergency centres. It was previously suggested that… read more here.
Keywords: blood bank; emergency blood; emergency; blood ... See more keywords
Interventions to Increasing Test Cancellation Rates in Blood Bank Based on a Multi-Year Review.
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DOI: 10.7754/clin.lab.2022.220221
Abstract: BACKGROUND Apart from the wasted resource, canceled tests cause delay of test results thus affecting patient care. The study aimed to identify the reasons for the test cancellation of samples received in a blood bank… read more here.
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