Steps taken to alleviate under-reporting of transfusion reactions at a public sector hospital in Pakistan TO THE EDITOR: A transfusion reaction (TR) is any untoward event that occurs during or after blood transfusion and is not related to the patient's underlying illness. It has been estimated that about 10% of all transfusions carry the risk of an adverse event [1]. Both, infectious and non-in...

volemic events during PP, an infusion of NaCl 0.9% 500 ml should be given during PP [3, 4]. If saline infusion was given after PP the loss of red cell mass with the tubing system could be reduced from 12,0 ml to 1,3 ml per donation on average [5]. However, the disadvantage of this method is that hypovolemic events cannot be prevented during PP. On the other hand, if 500 ml NaCl 0.9% is given st...

A centralized hemovigilance program was launched in the country on December 10, 2012, to assure patient safety and promote public health through a well‐structured program for monitoring of adverse reactions associated with blood and blood product transfusions. The National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), Noida, is the National Co‐ordinating Centre. The Haemovigilance Programme of India (HvPI) w...

Background: Babesia microti, a tick-borne parasite endemic to the northeast and upper Midwest, is the primary cause of human babesiosis in the United States. Although these infections are usually subclinical or self-limited in immunocompetent people, severe disease can be present in susceptible populations (including the elderly or immunocompromised). Here, infections result in hemolytic anemia...

Objective: To analyze the impact of implementation technical supervision in Transfusion Agencies (TAs) public blood network hospitals Federal District (DF) on hemovigilance activities, from 2009 to 2019. Methods: Retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Two secondary databases were used: one information Reactions (TRs) registered System Notifications Health ...