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Venipuncture: This is the process of puncturing a vein to draw blood for testing, transfusion, or donation.3. Phlebotomy: Often used interchangeably with venipuncture, phlebotomy specifically refers to the act of drawing blood as part of medical testing or donation.Each technique requires precision, a steady hand, and deep familiarity with ...
Anti-G reactivity in red cell antibody detection and identification studies mimics the presence of both anti-D and anti-C. This can complicate decision making in pregnant patients. It is important to determine if anti-D is present for guiding Rh immune globulin prophylaxis. ...
The crucial role of blood transfusions During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes numerous changes, including an increase in blood volume to support the growing foetus. ...
How Is Blood Stored and Preserved? Blood storage is an important process in the blood banking industry as it helps maintain the quality of blood and its medical effectiveness. ...
In 2021 we added LifeFlow® PLUS Blood & Fluid Infuser as an alternative to our current tools for rapid blood transfusion in a hemorrhagic shock patient. ...
As September and Blood Cancer Awareness Month wrap up, we want to reflect on a memorable conversation with Karen Thomas, a woman who received clonoSEQ® testing, and her physician, Dr. ...
What do rat poison and anticoagulation medicine have in common? As often happens in scientific discovery, research follows a twisted route to the most effective remedy. ...
The same can happen to many vaccines and samples such as blood, as they are biological products that are thermosensitive in nature. ...
B Medical Systems’ solutions are designed to help blood banks and blood transfusion centers increase yield, improve throughput from one load to the next, achieve the most efficient freezing times, and prepare plasma bags for long-term storage in conventional plasma freezers. ...
Since there can be a delay from the moment of the blood extraction until the transfusion of the plasma, the medical staff must ensure that the antibodies in the samples don’t degrade during that time. ...
There have also been some documented cases of sexual transmission, and blood transfusions as a possible source of infection. The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that all Canadian travelers visiting affected areas, particularly pregnant women, should help protect themselves against Zika virus by taking individual protective measures to prevent mosquito ...
To date only two cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) have been reported. A limited blood donor exclusion policy is in place to prevent cases of blood transfusion mediated vCJD.Keywords: variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, vCJD, Italy, risk management, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, mad cow disease, variant CJD, food ...
The Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease (TA-GVHD) is a serious potential complication of blood transfusions that is essentially prevented by blood product irradiation. In this study, scattering profiles from lyophilised and irradiated samples of plasma (PL) and formed elements (MC) were compared with non-irradiated ...