Direct HIV testing in blood donations: variation of the yield with detection threshold and pool size.

abstract：:Sixty English-language articles on the motivation and recruitment of blood donors and nondonors are reviewed and evaluated. Apparently researchers have been finding essentially the same results for approximately twenty years. Motivations to donate are: altruism/humanitarian, personal or family credit, social pressure,...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Oswalt RM

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the direct manual hexadimethrine bromide (Polybrene) test (DPT) in the investigation of patients for autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) was evaluated. Seventy-nine blood samples from 68 patients were tested. A direct antiglobulin test (DAT) using monospecific reagents and the DPT were performed, and a conce...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Owen I,Hows J

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of neonatal transfusion practices remains limited to local cohorts or survey-based studies. This study evaluated the pattern and temporal changes in the types and frequency of blood product use among preterm neonates born at less than 30 weeks' gestation in Canada. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A retro...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Keir AK,Yang J,Harrison A,Pelausa E,Shah PS,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes within the ABO system are regularly observed phenomena in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation (PBPCT). Major ABO mismatch can lead to different clinical problems including acute hemolysis after infusion of the allograft, delay of red blood...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Scholl S,Klink A,Mügge LO,Schilling K,Höffken K,Sayer HG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standard plateletpheresis techniques and effects on platelet (PLT) donors were investigated to provide an informative basis for advancement of apheresis software. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Three paired groups with 33 male and 22 female blood donors were prospectively investigated by analyzing blood counts of...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Strasser EF,Schuster M,Egler K,Bauer J,Weisbach V,Ringwald J,Zimmermann R,Zingsem J,Eckstein R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring was performed on 291 donors during apheresis. Twenty-one donors (7.2%) had clinical symptoms such as discomfort, nausea, chill, numbness, and paresthesia, and 13 of this group exhibited ECG abnormalities, such as tachycardia, bradycardia, and other abnormal wave patterns. The dono...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Komatsu F,Shikata M

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The experience of unpleasant blood donation reactions (e.g., dizziness, nausea, and fainting) has been linked to negative attitudes about donation and decreased likelihood of repeat donation. Consequently, interventions to reduce the adverse effects of blood donation are important and likely to increase dono...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Hanson SA,France CR

更新日期：2009-05-01 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:Among labile blood products, platelet concentrates (PCs) are the leading cause of hypersensitivity transfusion reactions (HTRs). These reactions often lead to interruption of PC transfusion and can result in a prolonged transfusion process leading to significant morbidity and use of premedication and close m...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Mertes PM,Tacquard C,Andreu G,Kientz D,Gross S,Malard L,Drouet C,Carlier M,Gachet C,Sandid I,Boudjedir K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 2005 and 2007, Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused a massive epidemic on Reunion Island with a major peak in the number of cases in February 2006. Blood donation was interrupted on the island in January 2006. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Estimates of the mean risk of viremic blood donation on Reunion Islan...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Brouard C,Bernillon P,Quatresous I,Pillonel J,Assal A,De Valk H,Desenclos JC,workgroup \Quantitative Estimation of the Risk of Blood Donation Contamination by Infectious Agents\.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An example of anti-Cob which caused an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction is reported. Immunohematologic studies showed this antibody to be an IgG immunoglobulin that weakly bound complement and reacted in the antiglobulin phase of the crossmatch. The unit of whole blood implicated in the hemolytic transfusion react...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Lee EL,Bennett C

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with thalassemia major require iron chelation therapy (ICT) to prevent complications from transfusional iron overload. Deferoxamine is effective, but requires administration as a slow continuous subcutaneous or intravenous infusion five to seven times per week. Deferiprone is a three-times-daily ora...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Delea TE,Edelsberg J,Sofrygin O,Thomas SK,Baladi JF,Phatak PD,Coates TD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much effort and resources have been devoted to programs that provide transfusion support for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The focus of many donor programs is to prevent alloimmunization by recruiting racially matched African American donors to limit the red blood cell (RBC) antigenic differences ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Karafin MS,Field JJ,Gottschall JL,Denomme GA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion-related characteristics have been hypothesized to cause allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs) but they have not been thoroughly studied. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the associations of infusion rate, infusion volume, ABO mismatching, component age, and pretransfusion medica...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Savage WJ,Tobian AA,Savage JH,Hamilton RG,Borge PD,Kaufman RM,Ness PM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the most common cause of death from blood transfusion and red blood cells (RBCs) now account for approximately 50% of these fatalities. RBCs from female donors have been implicated in large series and HLA Class II antibodies to cognate recipient antigens ident...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Weber LL,Roberts LD,Sweeney JD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine HCV NAT of blood donors to detect persons in the preseroconversion phase of acute infection was introduced in Canada in October 1999. The source of virus exposure was investigated in the first, and to date only, blood donor found to be HCV NAT positive, anti-HCV negative in Canada. He was a regular d...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Larke B,Hu YW,Krajden M,Scalia V,Byrne SK,Boychuk LR,Klein J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet concentrates were prepared by plateletpheresis using discontinuous flow centrifugation. Platelet units were stored in PL-146 bags of 300 ml and 2,000 ml capacity, and in vitro measures helpful in predicting platelet viability were compared. Storage in bags of 300 ml capacity led to significant fall in pH, dec...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Katz A,Houx J,Ewald L

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study whether metabolic suppression can be used to preserve platelet (PLT) function during prolonged storage was investigated. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Washed human PLTs were incubated without glucose and with antimycin A to block energy generation. Metabolic suppressed PLTs (MSPs) were stored for 7...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Badlou BA,Ijseldijk MJ,Smid WM,Akkerman JW

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has been transmitted by blood transfusion (TTvCJD). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends deferring blood donors who resided in or traveled to 30 European countries where they may have been exposed to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) through beef ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Yang H,Huang Y,Gregori L,Asher DM,Bui T,Forshee RA,Anderson SA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents recent data from quantitative and thermodynamic investigations on A and B erythrocyte antigens. In regard to weak A phenotypes on the basis of quantitative data, practically no gap is observed from the weakest Aend to the strongest A3. Weak B phenotypes give a similar distribution. However, a more ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Salmon C,Lopez M,Cartron JP,Bouguerra A

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) has been used to reduce the need for allogeneic RBC transfusion, decreasing risk and conserving supply. A frozen PABD program for heart transplant patients was instituted at the Mayo Clinic in 1988, but participation has steadily declined. The aims of this study ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Fontaine MJ,Winters JL,Moore SB,McGregor CG,Santrach PJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is controversy regarding the application of transfusion triggers in cardiac surgery. The goal of this study was to determine if lowering the hemoglobin threshold for red cell (RBC) transfusion to 8 g per dL after coronary artery bypass graft surgery would reduce blood use without adversely affecting pa...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Bracey AW,Radovancevic R,Riggs SA,Houston S,Cozart H,Vaughn WK,Radovancevic B,McAllister HA Jr,Cooley DA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The NOD/SCID mouse is a widely used model for human cord blood (CB) transplantation. Engraftment is generally estimated with semiquantitative methods, measuring the percentage of human cells among mouse cells. To compare protocols aiming to improve hematopoietic recovery, quantitative methods to enumerate hu...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Schipper LF,van Hensbergen Y,Fibbe WE,Brand A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study the applicability of a 16S rRNA real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and a Staphylococcus genus-specific PCR for screening of bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates (PCs) was determined. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A total of 336 sample bags, from PCs that ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Rood IG,Pettersson A,Savelkoul PH,de Korte D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human cytokine granulocyte-colony stimulatory factor (G-CSF) has found widespread application in the medical treatment of neutropenia and to mobilize hematopoietic stem cells used for transplantation. So far, the effect of G-CSF on natural killer (NK) cells has not been fully investigated. STUDY DESIGN ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Schlahsa L,Jaimes Y,Blasczyk R,Figueiredo C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variant RHCE alleles with diminished expression of C, c, E, and e antigens have been described and indicate the genetic diversity of this gene locus in several populations. In this study the molecular background of variant RhCE antigens identified by standard serologic routine testing in German blood donors ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Bugert P,Scharberg EA,Geisen C,von Zabern I,Flegel WA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood banks ensure the safety of blood components by testing them for a set of known infectious agents and by careful selection of donors based on a self-administered questionnaire and an interview. The purpose of this study is to describe the risk behavior for sexually transmitted diseases in Norwegian bloo...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Stigum H,Bosnes V,Ørjasaeter H,Heier HE,Magnus P

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acetaminophen and diphenhydramine are commonly used as pretransfusion medications to prevent transfusion reactions. The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the risk of transfusion reactions in hematology/oncology patients who receive acetaminophen with diphenhydramine or placebo before transfu...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kennedy LD,Case LD,Hurd DD,Cruz JM,Pomper GJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human platelet antigens (HPAs) are polymorphisms in platelet membrane glycoproteins (GPs) that can stimulate production of alloantibodies once exposed to foreign platelets (PLTs) with different HPAs. These antibodies can cause neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, posttransfusion purpura, and PLT transfusion...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Landau M,Rosenberg N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red cells (RBCs) prepared by a new system using centrifugation to produce neocyte enrichment were studied in two laboratories. The system used a blood bag with a geometric configuration such that younger, less dense cells could be separated from older, denser cells. Phthalate ester density gradient curves determined t...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Simon TL,Sohmer P,Nelson EJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00