The prevalence of anti-HCV among Chinese voluntary blood donors in Taiwan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored the effect of storing packed RBCs suspended in 200 mL of an alkaline, hypotonic, experimental additive solution (EAS 61). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Packed RBC units prepared from RBCs collected from healthy donors in CPD were stored for 8 (n = 10) and 9 (n = 10) weeks under blood bank con...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Hess JR,Rugg N,Knapp AD,Gormas JF,Silberstein EB,Greenwalt TJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety of fibrin tissue adhesives has been a concern since they entered wide clinical application. Most commercially available kits contain the proteolytic inhibitor, aprotinin, to stabilize the fibrin clot. A bovine protein, this substance has an allergenic potency. CASE REPORT:This case report present...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Beierlein W,Scheule AM,Antoniadis G,Braun C,Schosser R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to determine the influence of granulocyte count on the yield of granulocytes. Healthy adult volunteer donors underwent filtration leukapheresis without premedication. The granulocyte count was measured before and immediately after the procedure. In 73 donors, there was an increase...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kosmidis PA,Lewandowski S

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reliable, validated method for rapidly determining HPC viability is essential for clinical cell engineering. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A fluorometric cell viability assay using acridine orange and propidium iodide (AO/PI) was compared to the current standard, trypan blue (TB) exclusion. Viable cells staine...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Mascotti K,McCullough J,Burger SR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA and granulocyte-specific antibodies have been implicated in the production of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Reported here is a case that suggests that the patient's preexisting condition may play an important role in determining whether TRALI develops upon transfusion of blood products containing ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Van Buren NL,Stroncek DF,Clay ME,McCullough J,Dalmasso AP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Throughout history, blood has been embedded with powerful and paradoxical connotations. In the last decades, a more rational conception based on scientific knowledge has emerged, portraying blood as a "disenchanted" and utilitarian object, hence more apt for donation between strangers. This study aims to exa...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Charbonneau J,Tran NY

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recruitment of young donors is critical to expand the donor base and sustain the blood supply. Nevertheless, there is concern that younger blood donors may have a higher risk profile than their older counterparts. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The prevalence of behavioral risks associated with transfusion-transm...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Damesyn MA,Glynn SA,Schreiber GB,Ownby HE,Bethel J,Fridey J,McMullen Q,Garratty G,Busch MP,NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study.

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The history of the development and implementation of the Brazilian nucleic acid testing (NAT) platform to detect and discriminate among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in blood donors is described here. The results for the sensitivity, repro...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Rocha D,Andrade E,Godoy DT,Fontana-Maurell M,Costa E,Ribeiro M,Ferreira AGP,Brindeiro R,Tanuri A,Alvarez P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in our understanding of the risks associated with allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs) and the growing number of patients who wish to avoid ABTs have led to the emergence of new treatment paradigms for "bloodless" medicine and surgery. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Here, we review prior studies and summ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Resar LM,Wick EC,Almasri TN,Dackiw EA,Ness PM,Frank SM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the optimal dose of gamma radiation necessary to inhibit T-lymphocyte function and prevent transfusion-acquired graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD), a donor plateletpheresis component was initially divided into ten 20-mL samples. One sample was not irradiated, while the other nine samples were treated wit...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Rosen NR,Weidner JG,Boldt HD,Rosen DS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The characterization of microchimerism (MC) by gene amplification has been limited by few allogeneic markers, ascertainment bias, and assay analytic performance. To address this, a panel of 12 MC assays based on insertion-deletion (InDel) polymorphisms had been optimized. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The InDel ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Lee TH,Chafets DM,Reed W,Wen L,Yang Y,Chen J,Utter GH,Owings JT,Busch MP

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood transfusions carry the risk of transmitting infections. This risk has been studied in detail in high-income countries but not in sub-Saharan Africa. This study estimates the risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a single unit of ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Jayaraman S,Chalabi Z,Perel P,Guerriero C,Roberts I

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old white woman received transfusions of a total of 87 units of whole blood and red blood cells during and within 48 hours following a pneumonectomy. Although she had previously received blood transfusions, unexpected antibodies were not detectable by routine screening. On the second postoperative day, she d...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Chandeysson PL,Flye MW,Simpkins SM,Holland PV

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current transfusion-related acute lung injury reduction strategies include avoiding transfusion of plasma products collected from female donors or female donors that have been pregnant to reduce transfusion of plasma-containing HLA antibodies. Such a policy considerably decreases the number of donors availab...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Scott E,Puca K,Heraly J,Gottschall J,Friedman K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelets pose the greatest transfusion-transmitted infectious risk among blood products. Refrigeration of platelets can mitigate bacterial contamination and extend platelet shelf life. Implementation of pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs) at blood banks has become increasingly popular to protect against ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Agey A,Reddoch-Cardenas K,McIntosh C,Sharma U,Cantu C,Cap A,Bynum J

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donor WBCs are responsible for numerous transfusion complications, but little is known concerning the natural history of their clearance following transfusion or of their function in the recipient's circulation. A murine transfusion model was developed to investigate the effects of blood component characteri...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Lee TH,Reed W,Mangawang-Montalvo L,Watson J,Busch MP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists about the suitability of blood from autologous donors for homologous use. We compared the infectious disease test results of 426 autologous donors, designated by donor history as suitable for homologous use, to those of 86,138 volunteer donations collected over the same 5 month period. Although dono...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Grossman BJ,Stewart NC,Grindon AJ

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prevent donor loss and improve retention, it is important to understand the major deterrents to blood donation and to identify factors that can be effectively addressed by blood centers. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A 30-item self-administered questionnaire was completed in 2003 by 1705 first-time and 2437 r...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Schreiber GB,Schlumpf KS,Glynn SA,Wright DJ,Tu Y,King MR,Higgins MJ,Kessler D,Gilcher R,Nass CC,Guiltinan AM,National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study.

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the results of our evaluation of two procedures to eliminate viruses in factor VIII and factor IX coagulation factor concentrates. Both procedures were equally effective in the in vitro destruction of marker viruses. However, in a controlled infectivity test in chimpanzees, treatment at 60 degrees C for...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Heldebrant CM,Gomperts ED,Kasper CK,McDougal JS,Friedman AE,Hwang DS,Muchmore E,Jordan S,Miller R,Sergis-Davenport E

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red blood cell (RBC) product wastage in hospitals is reported to range from 0.1% to 6.7%. Wastage at our institution averaged 4.4% of 63,000 issued RBC products. Data indicated that approximately 87% of wasted RBC units were either individual units that were out of blood bank for more than 30 minutes (dispen...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Heitmiller ES,Hill RB,Marshall CE,Parsons BJ,Berkow LC,Barrasso CA,Zink EK,Ness PM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood transfusion has been cited as one of the five most overutilized therapeutic procedures in the United States. We assessed the impact of clinical decision support at computerized physician order entry and education on red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and clinical patient outcomes at our institution. ST...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Goodnough LT,Maggio P,Hadhazy E,Shieh L,Hernandez-Boussard T,Khari P,Shah N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we tested the seeds of uncultivated plants for lectin activity. Extracts prepared from the seeds of 167 forb species were tested against human red cell samples. Extracts of 54 species agglutinated unmodified or enzyme-modified red cells. In nine species, the hemagglutinating lectin activity could be neut...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Hardman JT,Beck ML,Owensby CE

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to Landsteiner's law, alloantibodies are prevalent and autoantibodies are absent in the ABO blood group system. However, one study (Spalter et al., Blood 1999;93:4418-24) has suggested that low-affinity ABO autoantibodies, mitigated by anti-idiotypic immunoglobulins are also prevalent, while anothe...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Obukhova P,Korchagina E,Henry S,Bovin N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The residual blood left in the placenta, previously considered a biologic waste, contains sufficient hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to consistently engraft at least a small recipient. Over the past several years, more than 500 HLA-matched, related and unrelated, allogeneic cord blood transplants hav...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Reems JA,Fujita D,Tyler T,Moldwin R,Smith SD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstetric services depend on the transfusion service (TS) to provide diagnostic testing and blood component therapy for clinical care pathways. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:We describe three quality improvement (QI) initiatives implemented to improve TS support of obstetric services. RESULTS:We implemented a p...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Goodnough LT,Daniels K,Wong AE,Viele M,Fontaine MF,Butwick AJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:TT virus (TTV), a novel DNA virus, was originally thought to be transmitted by transfusion. However, nonparenteral transmission is recently suspected to be a major mode of transmission. To investigate the possibility of reinfection with TTV in multiply transfused patients and to evaluate the significance of ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Toyoda H,Fukuda Y,Nakano I,Katano Y,Yokozaki S,Hayashi K,Ito Y,Suzuki K,Nakano H,Saito H,Takamatsu J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little evidence to guide management of patients with acute leukemia and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Predictors of long-term outcome following ICH are unknown. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:This study included adult patients with acute leukemia and ICH over an 8-year period. The primary outcome was da...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Nixon S,Lieberman L,Atenafu EG,Doherty M,Murray C,Wolfe A,Brandys D,Rowland S,Kwan BY,Yu E,Lechner B,Maze D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The operational and analytical performance of two automated triplex hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nucleic acid test (NAT) systems were compared in four screening laboratories of the French Blood Service. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Two laboratories eva...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Assal A,Barlet V,Deschaseaux M,Dupont I,Gallian P,Guitton C,Morel P,David B,De Micco P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very preterm newborns receive up to three to five red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, often early, after birth. Despite awareness of the association of transfusion with increases in cytokines and markers of endothelial activation, research has focused on single transfusions weeks after birth. With pathophysio...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Crawford TM,Andersen CC,Stark MJ

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of fresh and preserved platelets has been used primarily to determine their therapeutic effectiveness. The function of the fresh and preserved platelets has been difficult to assess. In stable thrombocytopenic patients, platelet function of fresh and preserved allogeneic platelets is evaluated b...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Valeri CR,MacGregor H,Giorgio A,Ragno G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00