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Evaluation of the quality of platelet concentrates obtained in a Peruvian hospital

Medwave; 24 (5), 2024
INTRODUCTION: Platelet concentrates are blood products obtained from donor’s blood, and their conservation must be subject to a strict quality control process to guarantee a safe and high-performance product in treating diseases that require their use. METHODS: We designed a cross-sectional study to de...

Determinantes externos de la disponibilidad de sangre
External Determinants of Blood Availability

El acceso universal a las transfusiones de sangre depende de diversos factores localizados dentro y fuera de los servicios de salud. Motivados por ser este un tema infrecuente, el trabajo tiene el objetivo de analizar desde una perspectiva multidimensional y holística los determinantes externos de la di...

Serological ineptitude in blood banks: is there an association with sexually transmitted infections?

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious public health problem, and some of these infections are also transmitted through blood transfusions. Objective: To identify publications in scientific journals in Brazil and in the world showing if there is an important association betwee...

Evaluación de la eficacia en la colecta de plaquetas por un separador celular

Vive (El Alto); 5 (15), 2022
La aféresis es el procedimiento más utilizado para la obtención de concentrados plaquetarios de alto rendimiento, calidad y para mejorar las terapias transfusionales en pacientes trombocitopénicos, oncohematológicos,cirugias e incluso, en pacientes con factores clínicos adversos a la refractariedad...

Análisis de la problemática resultante de los tipos de donación de sangre, producida en el Banco de Sangre de la Seguridad Social en La Paz durante la gestión 2020

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 10 (2), 2022
INTRODUCCIÓN: actualmente la sangre continúa siendo un elemento vital para la vida, su fabricación aún no ha sido optimizada, por lo tanto, solo puede obtenerse a través de donaciones humanas. Por ello, para los Bancos de Sangre, contar con personas de confianza que aporten sangre constituye uno de ...

Implementation of a patient blood management program based on a low-income country-adapted clinical decision support system

ABSTRACT Introduction: Patient blood management (PBM) programs are associated with better patient outcomes, a reduced number of transfusions and cost-savings The Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems are valuable tools in this process, but their availability is limited in developing countries This stu...

Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de personas con hemofilia en el noreste de Brasil
Quality of life related to the health of people with hemophilia in Northeast Brazil

Introducción: La hemofilia se caracteriza por la ocurrencia de hemorragias frecuentes y afecciones del aparato locomotor graves en los pacientes que causan daños físicos, sociales y psicológicos y afecta directamente su calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de vida...

Advances in the recruitment and loyalty of blood donors: A critical outlook over the Brazilian scenario

The growing need for more stringent methods of safe blood transfusion has engendered blood banks in Brazil. The transfusion appears, then, as an alternative path for blood-related pathologies and their components. Followed by the enforcement of altruistic principles, blood donation has b...

COVID-19 pandemic and blood transfusion services: The impact, response and preparedness experience of a tertiary care blood center in southern Karnataka, India

Abstract Introduction With the outbreak of COVID-19 and its containment measures, blood centers faced a huge challenge in balancing blood demand and supply and devising a preparedness plan to withstand the uncertain situation. This study assesses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood transfusion ...