Why an alternative to blood transfusion?

Meta-analysis of cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in volunteer blood donors and healthy subjects in Iran from 1992 to 2013

Objective(s):Human cytomegalovirus (CMV), a double-strand DNA herpesvirus, can be transmitted via blood transfusion which is especially important for immunocompromised recipients and can cause a fatal infection. CMV seroprevalence in Iran was studied on blood donors, healthy subjects, and some patients. Highly variable rates were detected. The purpose of this study was to review CMV seroprevale...

Flow Cytometric Measurement of CD41/CD61, CD42b Platelet Receptors and Platelet Factor 3 Activity in Lyophilized Infusible Platelet Membrane Preparation

Background: The short life time of human platelet units has led to a chronic shortage of fresh platelets in blood transfusion centers. Many approaches have been investigated experimentally to produce new hemostatically active platelet products that are capable of long term storage. Infusible platelet membrane (IPM) prepared from fresh or outdated human platelets have been developed as an altern...

Efficacy of ε-Poly-L-lysine as an Antibacterial Additive for Platelets Stored at Room Temperature

Maximum surgical blood ordering schedule improves blood utilization in elective surgeries :An experience in Faghihi hospital, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract Background and Objectives Over-ordering of blood before operation can cause unnecessary cross matches, blood bank staff overload, blood unit wastages due to outdating, and increase hospital costs. So, we aimed to survey the efficacy of MSBOS on blood utilization in Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.   Materials and Methods This cross sectional study was conducted over a three month per...

Identification of First Patient with Rh null Phenotype in Southeast Iran

Background and Aims: Rhnull, with an estimated incidence of one per 6,000,000 individuals, is an extremely rare disorder with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance that is more common in societies with a high rate of consanguinity. Materials and Methods: In this study, we report the first case with Rhnull, a blood group phenotype in southeast Iran, which was diagnosed during pretransf...