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：BACKGROUND:A novel nonenveloped single-stranded circular DNA virus (TTV) was recently identified. The prevalence of TTV in blood donors in the United States is, however, still unclear. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Viral DNA was detected in US blood donors from five cities by using two sets of TTV primers: NG059/NG061/NG06...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Handa A,Dickstein B,Young NS,Brown KE

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous study showed that white cells in blood units undergo apoptosis during storage. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The present study attempts to show the release of nuclear matrix protein (NMP) in the supernatants of red cell units and to determine whether antibodies against nuclear components may be presen...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Martelli AM,Tazzari PL,Bortul R,Riccio M,Tabellini G,Santi S,Frabetti F,Musiani D,Bareggi R,Conte R

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Full siblings were compared with half-siblings to observe how well the two relationships could be distinguished by informative tests. STUDY AND DESIGN METHODS: Parentage analysis ascertained 25 pairs of full siblings and 25 pairs of half-siblings. The pairs were then examined for the sharing of alleles at th...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wenk RE,Chiafari FA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virus inactivation of pooled fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) by the solvent/detergent (SD) method results in a loss of approximately 20 percent of factor VIII. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of SD-treated plasma in correcting the coagulopathy associated with liver disease and liver transplantation. STUDY...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Williamson LM,Llewelyn CA,Fisher NC,Allain JP,Bellamy MC,Baglin TP,Freeman J,Klinck JR,Ala FA,Smith N,Neuberger J,Wreghitt TG

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate the potential yield of introducing nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) in blood donation, according to the detection threshold and the pool size. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A mathematical model of early HIV-1 population dynamics in blood has been developed and is used ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Le Corfec E,Le Pont F,Tuckwell HC,Rouzioux C,Costagliola D

更新日期：1999-10-01 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:Anti-Tc(a) detects a high-incidence antigen in the Cromer blood group system. Cromer system antibodies have not usually been associated with hemolytic transfusion reactions or hemolytic disease of the newborn. CASE REPORT:Anti-Tc(a) (initially identified in the patient's serum in 1982) was not detected when...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kowalski MA,Pierce SR,Edwards RL,Ethirajan S,Ryan K,Livergood MP

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new generation of assays for the detection of human T-lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) antibodies has been released. These assays incorporate HTLV-I- and HTLV-II-specific antigens, and some are based on new assay principles. Comparative evaluation data that include these new as well as previou...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Andersson S,Thorstensson R,Ramirez KG,Krook A,von Sydow M,Dias F,Biberfeld G

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of prestorage white cell (WBC) reduction in random-donor platelet concentrates in Canada has increased the occurrence of particulate material in PCs. The effects of filtration on platelet activation state and the activation of plasma enzyme systems were assessed. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Pa...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Devine DV,Bradley AJ,Maurer E,Levin E,Chahal S,Serrano K,Gyongyossy-Issa MI

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalocyanines are useful sensitizers for photodynamic sterilization of red cell concentrates. Various lipid-enveloped viruses can be inactivated with only limited red cell damage. Because white cells are involved in the immunomodulatory effects of blood transfusions, the study of the effect of photodynamic...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Moor AC,van der Veen A,Dubbelman TM,VanSteveninck J,Brand A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-derived biologic response modifiers (BRMs) including RANTES and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 accumulate in platelet components during storage because of platelet activation, and they may play a causative role in nonhemolytic febrile transfusion reactions. The majority of PCs with high unit...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Fujihara M,Ikebuchi K,Wakamoto S,Sekiguchi S

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To fully evaluate the safety and efficacy of umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a source of hematopoietic progenitor cells, UCB banks are being established worldwide to provide a readily accessible resource of stem and progenitor cells for allogeneic transplantation. Guidelines for UCB donor criteria have been pr...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Jefferies LC,Albertus M,Morgan MA,Moolten D

更新日期：1999-04-01 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:Storage of blood units (for 35-42 days, depending on the preservative solution) has been reported to induce changes (e.g., reduction of sialic acid level) in red cells that are expected to alter their aggregability. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The aggregability of stored red cells was monitored in their autolo...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Hovav T,Yedgar S,Manny N,Barshtein G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1996, the Danish National Board of Health recommended hepatitis C virus (HCV) lookback to identify recipients of blood components from donors found to be positive since the implementation of anti-HCV screening in 1991. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The aim was to accumulate results of the lookback at a nation...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Christensen PB,Groenbaek K,Krarup HB

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Filtration of apheresis platelets to remove white cells (WBCs) requires operator intervention after the collection procedure (postcollection filtration), which may cause variable and unsatisfactory filter performance (WBC removal and platelet loss). The MCS+ LN9000 apheresis system filters platelets through ...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Holme S,Andres M,Goermar N,Giordano GF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion medicine lacks a standard method for the systematic collection and analysis of event reports. Review of event reports from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showed a relative paucity of information on event causation. Thus, a causal analysis method was developed as part of a prototype Medica...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kaplan HS,Battles JB,Van der Schaaf TW,Shea CE,Mercer SQ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qualitative RHD variants are the result of the replacement of RHD exons by their RHCE counterparts or of point mutations in RHD causing amino acid substitutions. For RHD typing, the use of at least two RHD typing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays directed at different regions of RHD is advised to preven...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Maaskant-van Wijk PA,Faas BH,de Ruijter JA,Overbeeke MA,von dem Borne AE,van Rhenen DJ,van der Schoot CE

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of viral nucleic acids might increase blood transfusion safety through the detection of recently infected blood donors during the preseroconversion window period. Individual screening is difficult to apply, because of technical and financial constraints. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:A polymerase chain...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Yerly S,Pedrocchi M,Perrin L

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been shown to be transmissible through blood components in rodent models, no human blood-to-blood transmission has been documented. If blood transmission were possible in humans, persons with hemophilia in the United States would be at higher risk of contracting C...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Evatt B,Austin H,Barnhart E,Schonberger L,Sharer L,Jones R,DeArmond S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All published reports have described methods for virus photoinactivation which significantly alter red cell (RBC) properties during storage. In order to improve virucidal activity and reduce damage to RBCs, a series of phenothiazine derivatives were either synthesized or purified and screened for bacteriopha...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wagner SJ,Skripchenko A,Robinette D,Mallory DA,Cincotta L

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Collections and transfusions of blood in the United States in 1994 were measured and compared with those in 1992. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Completed survey questionnaires were returned by all 147 regional blood centers, 1340 American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) member hospitals, and 523 non-AABB hospi...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wallace EL,Churchill WH,Surgenor DM,Cho GS,McGurk S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the use of commercial red cell (RBC) acid-elution kits for adsorption and elution (adsorption/elution) studies with anti-D, unexpected reactive eluates (anti-D) were obtained from D- RBCs. Such results were not obtained with a parallel xylene method or, historically, with heat and ether methods. STUD...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Leger RM,Arndt PA,Ciesielski DJ,Garratty G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proposed testing of large plasma pools with genome amplification technology (GAT) for detection of transfusion-transmissible viruses may have unanticipated complications not associated with individual unit testing. One such potential complication, the effect of dilution resulting from pool formation, was the...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Kemper M,Witt D,Madsen T,Kuramoto K,Holland P

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemolytic transfusion reactions (HTRs) due to anti-P1 have rarely been reported. There is only one report (from 1945) of an acute HTR due to anti-P1. CASE REPORT:A 74-year-old woman with anti-P1 was given blood that had been found to be compatible by the use of prewarmed serum and saline-suspended red cells...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Arndt PA,Garratty G,Marfoe RA,Zeger GD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and its strain variant, the GB agent (GBV-C) is high in non-virus-inactivated plasma products, but, persistent infection in recipients is relatively low. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Stored samples from transfusion donors and recipients in a prospective study of posttra...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Wang JT,Chen PJ,Liu DP,Sheu JC,Wang TH,Chen DS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate administration of Rh immune globulin requires an accurate determination of the number of D-positive cells in the circulation of D-negative women. Although several tests have been described for the detection of fetomaternal hemorrhage, there is still a need for a rapid, simple, and clinically relevan...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Salama A,David M,Wittmann G,Stelzer A,Dudenhausen JW

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though a number of studies have elegantly characterized platelet activation during storage, less attention has been paid to the initial activation caused by different collection procedures. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The effects of two blood cell separators on the initial activation of platelets were measured...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Stohlawetz P,Hergovich N,Stiegler G,Eichler HG,Höcker P,Kapiotis S,Jilma B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate how a delay between pretransfusion platelet count measurement and actual platelet transfusion affects the assessment of platelet transfusion responses, the rate of reduction in platelet counts was determined in 30 patients with relatively uncomplicated thrombocytopenia. STUDY DESIGN AND METHO...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： del Rosario ML,Kao KI

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antigens of the human blood group system Gerbich (Ge) are located on sialoglycoproteins glycophorin C (GPC) and glycophorin D (GPD). CASE REPORT:The Ge+ proposita (RW) produced an alloanti-Ge after receiving 2 units of red cells (RBCs) during surgery. Further studies were carried out to characterize the ant...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： King MJ,Kosanke J,Reid ME,Poole J,Banks J,Hemming NJ,Smythe J,Martin PG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection via the transfusion of blood tested by inappropriately stored or expired rapid antibody assays in Zambia. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Surgical patients (n = 370) were tested with antibody assays (HIV-spot and HIV...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Consten EC,van der Meer JT,de Wolf F,Heij HA,Henny PC,van Lanschot JJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype O infections are not reliably detected by commonly used anti-HIV-1/2 screening assays. Therefore, anti-HIV-1/2 assays have been modified to increase their sensitivity in detecting antibodies to HIV-1 subtype O. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Two new anti-HIV-1/2...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Jongerius JM,van der Poel CL,van Loon AM,van den Akker R,Schaasberg W,van Leeuwen EF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantification of CD34+ stem and progenitor cells is predominantly performed by flow cytometric analysis of cells prepared by whole blood staining and red cell lysis. This method also includes cell washing, which is thought to cause the destruction and loss of some of the nucleated cells (NCs). To address th...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Fritsch G,Printz D,Stimpfl M,Dworzak MN,Witt V,Pötschger U,Buchinger P

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral blood white cells (leukocytes) (PBLs) have been used as effective targets for genetic manipulation by transduction with retroviruses in open systems. A semi-closed hollow-fiber bioreactor was tested for culturing and transducing lymphocytes. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:PBLs were isolated from five h...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Shankar R,Whitley CB,Pan D,Burger S,McCullough J,Stroncek D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitive and accurate counting methods are required to assess the residual white cells (WBCs) in WBC-reduced blood components. The Nageotte hemocytometer, widely used for this purpose, is cumbersome, and its efficacy is dependent upon the skill of the operator. The performance of a simple fluorochromatic as...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Borzini P,Dumont LJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion reactions to platelet concentrates prepared from buffy coats (BC-PCs) were reviewed to determine the effect of some variables of BC-PC preparation and storage: time of BC storage before BC-PC preparation (1-2 days); time of BC-PC storage before transfusion (1-5 days); no white cell reduction vers...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Riccardi D,Raspollini E,Rebulla P,Pappalettera M,Marangoni F,Greppi N,Sirchia G

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Storage of pooled platelet concentrates (PCs) with yields above 3.0 x 10(11) platelets per unit in a 1-L PL-732 polyolefin container for 5 days often results in a drop in pH to below 6.0. Recently, new oxygen-permeable platelet containers (1-L PL-2410, 1-L and 1.5-L Compoflex) have been developed. The maxima...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： de Wildt-Eggen J,Schrijver JG,Bouter-Valk HJ,Fijnheer R,Bins M,van Prooijen HC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The infusion of citrate during apheresis may affect the levels of ionized magnesium in the blood. Hypomagnesemia and concomitant hypocalcemia could influence the parathormone response and could be responsible for some of the symptoms observed during apheresis. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:The study reports meas...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Mercan D,Bastin G,Lambermont M,Dupont E

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To count extremely low levels of white cells (WBCs) in WBC-reduced blood components, a larger volume of sample must be processed. The goal was to develop an all-purpose method for concentrating the samples obtained from WBC-reduced red cells or platelets. The method was designed to be compatible with a varie...

journal_title：Transfusion

authors： Szuflad P,Dzik WH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00