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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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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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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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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Does Preendoscopy Rockall Score Safely Identify Low Risk Patients following Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage? by Matthew R. Johnston, Iain A. Murray, Michael Schultz, Peter McLeod, Nathan O’Donnell, Heather Norton, Chelsea Baines, Emily Fawcett, Terry Fesaitu, Hin Leung, Jeong-Yoon Park, Adibah Salleh, Wei Zhang, José A. García

“…Intervention was required in 181 (46.6%): blood transfusion (147 : 37.9%), endoscopic intervention (75 : 19.3%), and surgery (8 : 2.1%). 42 (10.8%) had PERS = 0 with intervention required in 15 (35.7%). …”
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Robot-assisted PFNA surgery improves clinical outcomes in the treatment of unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures in elderly patients compared with traditional PFNA surgery by Chaolong Lu, Xiao Wei, Lugen Li, Wenxing Lan, Penghuan Wu, Qingyang Hu, Wenhu Li, Qiang Wu, Yunze Kang, Zhengbo Hu

“…The observed indicators included visual analog pain scale (VAS) score, surgery time, PFNA operation time, tip-apex distance (TAD), intraoperative blood loss (IBL), perioperative hidden blood loss (PHBL), postoperative allogeneic blood transfusion rate (PABTR), hospital stay, time to first independent walking with crutches postoperatively, time to independent walking without crutches, and Harris hip function score (HHFS). …”
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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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Clinical features and direct medical cost of splenic injury in China: a cross-sectional study by Yan Liu, Yubo Ma, Qiu Zhang, Yong Chen, Ji-Hong Zhou, Yong Qi

“…In GLM analysis, male, old age, length of stay, severe splenic injury grade, OM, intensive care unit, blood transfusion and tertiary hospitals were associated with higher DMC, while female and NOM was associated with lower DMC.Conclusions In China, management of splenic injury was the most important factor impacting the total DMC. …”
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Proximal Femoral Nail versus Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation for Trochanteric Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Xiao Huang, Frankie Leung, Zhou Xiang, Pei-Yong Tan, Jing Yang, Dai-Qing Wei, Xi Yu

“…The purpose of this meta-analysis was to find out whether the proximal femoral nail was better than the dynamic hip screw in the treatment of trochanteric fractures with respect to operation time, blood transfusion, hospital stay, wound complications, number of reoperation, and mortality rate. …”
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Case report: Suspected propofol associated Heinz body anemia in five mechanically ventilated dogs: a historical case series by Emily M. Ireland, Claire R. Sharp, Ellie M. Leister, Susan Boyd

“…All five dogs survived to discharge, with one dog requiring a blood transfusion.DiscussionWhile propofol-induced HB anemia is a recognized phenomenon in cats, to the author’s knowledge, this is the first case series detailing multiple occurrences in dogs. …”
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Dorsal venous complex ligation‐free and parietal endopelvic fascia preserving in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A prospective study of single centre by Zhong‐Hua Yang, Yong‐Zhi Wang, Tao Liu, Hang Zheng, Xing‐Huan Wang

“…Results Five patients required a blood transfusion. Mean post‐operative hospital stay was 3.9 days (2–5), and the catheter could be removed on post‐operative day 7 to 9. …”
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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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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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Granulocyte-Monocyte Apheresis in Steroid-Dependent, Azathioprine-Intolerant/Resistant Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study by Gianni Imperiali, Arnaldo Amato, Maria Maddalena Terpin, Ivo Beverina, Aurora Bortoli, Massimo Devani, Chiara Viganò, Study Group on IBD (GSMII)

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Bidirectional role of neutrophils in tumor development by Haoxin Luyang, Feng Zeng, Yan Lei, Qian He, Yanhong Zhou, Juan Xu

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Aweak phenotype associated with novel ABO*A allele variant c.106delinsGG by Sanmukh Ratilal Joshi, Glenda Millard, Mayuri Vekariya, Priya Radadiya, Manisha Rajapara, Hiren Dhanani, Gaurav Shastri, Prabhat Sharma, Brett Wilson, Yew-Wah Liew

“…The Aweak phenotype with the novel allele has not been displayed on International Society of Blood Transfusion database, though c.106delinsGG is listed in the UCSC genome browser under rs782544248.…”
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