BACKGROUND: One type of thalassemia known as transfusion-dependent (TDT) requires a lifelong blood transfusion. Iron overload from prolonged transfusions causes nutritional disorders and several organs impairment, including the testicles. In contrast to an orchidometer, ultrasound shows more details This study aimed compare testicular volumes based on orchidometer measurements correlate volume ...

Excessive ordering of blood components causes problems such as a lack proper distribution products between centers, increased costs, and workload banks. Effective use MSBOS will reduce the cross-match patient samples unnecessary testing. This is also expected way to improve quality health services at UNAIR Hospital treatment costs. study aimed find out profile for orthopedic surgery in period J...

BackgroundPatients undergoing TAVI frequently need PCI for treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) or complications. Data on outcomes in the same index hospitalization as are scarce.MethodsAll admissions with primary diagnosis aortic stenosis were identified National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2018 using ICD-10-CM codes. ICD-10-PCS codes then used detect and PCI. Propensity-score matching...

BACKGROUND In recent years, pulmonary transfusion reactions have gained increasing importance as serious adverse transfusion events. METHODS Review of the literature. RESULTS Pulmonary transfusion reactions are not extremely rare and, according to hemovigilance data, important causes of transfusion-induced major morbidity and death. They can be classified as primary with predominant pulmona...

BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with perioperative vascular (SCD-related) and non-vascular complications. To minimize perioperative complications during elective surgery, either exchange blood transfusion or simple blood transfusion can be used. We systematically reviewed the literature and meta-analyzed randomized and observational trials comparing exchange transfusion to si...

Transfusion of blood products can lead to various transfusion reactions. Transfusion reactions that can cause pulmonary complications are: circulatory overload, anaphylactic reactions, bacterial contamination and transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). TRALI is a rare but life-threatening complication of transfusion. TRALI is now the leading cause of transfusion-related fatalities report...

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to investigate the parameters of thromboelastography (TEG) for evaluating coagulopathy and to reveal an association with disease severity and/or transfusion requirement in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) in a clinical laboratory setting. METHODS We enrolled two groups of adult patients with cirrhotic (N=123) and non-cirrhotic liver disease (N=5...

BACKGROUND Cardiac surgery is frequently complicated by an acute vascular lung injury and this may be mediated, at least in part, by the (soluble) receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE). METHODS In two university hospital intensive care units, circulating sRAGE was measured together with the 68Gallium-transferrin pulmonary leak index (PLI), a measure of pulmonary vascular permea...