Classification and advances in clinical research of artificial colloidal plasma substitutes by CHANG Zhengyang, LI Ming, GAO Jianpeng, ZHANG Jing, LYU Hua, ZHANG Licheng

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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Hepatitis B is a highly contagious infectious disease present in the DRC, with a higher prevalence among healthcare professionals, sex workers, patients with certain diseases including HIV, and people with a history of blood transfusion. The surveillance system within the national blood transfusion program needs to be strengthened. …”
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Gastric Glomus Tumor: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Yoshinori Handa, Mikihiro Kano, Mayumi Kaneko, Naoki Hirabayashi

“…Gastric glomus tumors characteristically present with exsanguinating gastrointestinal hemorrhaging that often requires blood transfusion. Additionally, gastric submucosal tumors typically occur in elderly patients; however, this case involved a young patient who was 24 years old. …”
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Optimization of optimal pressure parameters for filtering chyle plasma under low-temperature conditions by GAO Zhanhai, JI Xiaohua, ZHANG Fumin, HUANG Zhanhua, CHENG Wei

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Determinants of Overall and Progression-Free Survival of Nigerian Patients with Philadelphia-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Anthony A. Oyekunle, Rahman A. Bolarinwa, Adesola T. Oyelese, Lateef Salawu, Muheez A. Durosinmi

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Effects of a New Patient Safety-Driven Oxytocin Dosing Protocol on Postpartum Hemorrhage by David S. McKenna, Kari Rudinsky, Jiri Sonek

“…Women who received blood transfusions were excluded. Results. 73/3564 (2.0%) women received blood transfusions in the pre group and 64/3295 (1.9%) women in the post group, P=0.8. …”
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Prevalence of Microalbuminuria in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Eastern Saudi Arabia by Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, Adil A. Al-Khatti, Mansour A. Alkhunaizi

“…Correlation was tested with multiple variables including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin level, blood pressure, blood transfusion history, pain episodes, and use of hydroxyurea. …”
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STUDI JUMLAH TROMBOSIT ANTARA PENDONOR LAKI-LAKI DAN PEREMPUAN PADA USIA YANG BERBEDA DI UNIT TRANSFUSI DARAH CABANG KOTA MALANG by Anis Nur Khasanah, Suyadi Suyadi

“…Blood sample were collected at Blood Transfusion Unit of Malang. This research using cases study whose use to observe the number of thrombocyte in man and woman donor at different age. …”
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Prediction of Blood Donations Using Data Mining Based on the Decision Tree Algorithms KNN, SVM, and MLP by Arash Fahmihassan, Mohammadreza Moghari, Omidmahdi Ebadati

“…In this paper, we try to use data mining and machine learning techniques in decision making levels at mentioned field, to use this mechanism for prediction that how much blood will be donate to blood transfusion centers and blood banks in different period time, to estimate and supply the required blood volume of blood banks in different areas. …”
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Development of a LASSO machine learning algorithm-based model for postoperative delirium prediction in hepatectomy patients by Yu Zhu, Renrui Liang, Ying Wang, Jian-Jun Yang, Ning Zhou, Cheng-Mao Zhou

“…Results The final variables selected by the LASSO method were: Ramelteon, Age, Sex, Alcohol, Viral status, Cardiovascular disease, ASA class, Total bilirubin, Prothrombin time, Laparoscopic approach, and Blood transfusion. The performance of the nomogram was measured using ROC curve analysis, with an AUC of 0.854 (95% CI: 0.794–0.914) for the model. …”
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Tranexamic Acid Treatment of Life-Threatening Hematuria in Polycystic Kidney Disease by Turki AlAmeel, Michael West

“…Over the next 4 years there were 3 hospitalizations each with severe gross hematuria requiring blood transfusion for acute anemia. The hematuria responded well to further treatment with tranexamic acid. …”
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Obstetric red cell transfusion in a high-volume tertiary hospital: a retrospective cohort study by Eileen Lew, Karuna Mary Lional, Shephali Tagore

“…Methods: All parturients who delivered a live or stillbirth in the period 2014–2015 and who received allogeneic blood transfusion during pregnancy and up to six weeks postnatally were identified. …”
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Risk of postoperative bleeding and thromboembolic events in anticoagulated patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumors by Thomas Paul Scherer, Cici Dam, Uwe Bieri, Daniel Eberli, Raeto Strebel

“…Thromboembolic events and the need for blood transfusion are infrequent. No substantial difference between the postoperative bleeding risk of patients receiving DOAC or VKA was found. …”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Poli... by Omoladun O. Odediran, Oluwakemi O. Odukoya, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Jonathan A. Colasanti, Alani S. Akanmu

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Body Composition in Adult Patients with Thalassemia Major by Marianna Vlychou, Evangelos Alexiou, Paschalis Thriskos, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Katerina Vassiou

“…All patients had an established diagnosis of thalassemia major and followed a regular blood transfusion scheme since childhood and chelation treatment. …”
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Evaluation of Superselective Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in Treating Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Study on Seven Cases by Yuan Zhao, Gang Li, Xiang Yu, Ping Xie

“…The clinical signs including melena, anemia, and blood transfusion treatment were evaluated. The complications including abdominal pain and intestinal ischemia necrosis were recorded. …”
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Evaluation of Hematological Parameters in Partial Exchange and Packed Cell Transfusion in Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy by Sudha Salhan, Vrijesh Tripathi, Rajvir Singh, Harsha S. Gaikwad

“…This study was conducted to compare the improvements in hematological parameters of patients receiving partial exchange blood transfusion and transfusion of packed cells without exchange. …”
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Contemporary Radical Prostatectomy by Qiang Fu, Judd W. Moul, Leon Sun

“…Compared to the open procedures, robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy has no confirmed significant difference in most literatures besides less blood loss and blood transfusion. Nerve sparing is a safe means of preserving potency on well-selected patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. …”
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Targeting ceramide transfer protein sensitizes AML to FLT3 inhibitors via a GRP78-ATF6-CHOP axis by Xiaofan Sun, Yue Li, Juan Du, Fangshu Liu, Caiping Wu, Weihao Xiao, Guopan Yu, Xiaowei Chen, Robert Peter Gale, Hui Zeng

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Anterolateral Minithoracotomy Mitral Valve Surgery with Central Cannulation: A Three-year Single-Center Experience by Anil Sharma, Sunil Dixit, Mohit Sharma, Jai Kishan Suthar, Sourabh Mittal

“…Major morbidities included stroke (n = 1; 0.29%) and new-onset dialysis requirement (n = 3; 0.85%). The mean blood transfusion requirement was 0.15 ± 0.27 units. The mean intensive care unit stay was 2.13 ± 0.32 days, and the hospital stay was 5.36 ± 1.12 days. …”
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