There was an association of mortality with disease severity but not with transfusional characteristics.
Ilusca Cardoso de Paula, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão,Bruno Franco Mazza, Melca Maria Oliveira Barros, Flavio Geraldo Rezende Freitas, FláviaRibeiro Machado 2014, 'Transfusional profile in different types of intensive care units', Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413002029. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Severity of anemia often needs transfusional support in the first months of life.
Piero Farruggia, Paola Quarello, Emanuela Garelli, Olivia Paolicchi, Giovanni BattistaRuffo, Liana Cuccia, Sonia Cannella, Giuseppa Bruno, Paolo D'Angelo 2012, 'The spectrum of non-classical Diamond-Blackfan anemia: a case of late beginning transfusiondependency associated to a new RPL5 mutation', Pediatric Reportshttp://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/3992. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Consequently, they are at risk of transfusional malaria which can lead to increased neonatal mortality.
Franca Ogechi Iheonu, Iretiola Bamikeolu Fajolu, Chinyere Veronica Ezeaka, WellingtonAghoghovwia Oyibo 2018, 'Transfusional malaria in the neonatal period in Lagos, South-West Nigeria.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5882143?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, we proposed to evaluate the profile of transfusional patients in different intensive care units.
Ilusca Cardoso de Paula, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão,Bruno Franco Mazza, Melca Maria Oliveira Barros, Flavio Geraldo Rezende Freitas, FláviaRibeiro Machado 2014, 'Transfusional profile in different types of intensive care units', Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413002029. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient had recurrent episodes of hematochezia with need of transfusional support.
Sara Catarino Santos, Cláudia Leite, Helena Pinho, Carlos Casimiro 2019, 'Jejunoileal GIST: A Rare Case of Transient Intussusception and Gastrointestinal Bleeding',Case Reports in Surgeryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1492965. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, 100% of neonates who received malaria infected donor blood developed transfusional malaria.
Franca Ogechi Iheonu, Iretiola Bamikeolu Fajolu, Chinyere Veronica Ezeaka, WellingtonAghoghovwia Oyibo 2018, 'Transfusional malaria in the neonatal period in Lagos, South-West Nigeria.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5882143?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Univariate analysis, followed by stepwise logistic regression was performed in respect to transfusional data and outcomes.
Carolina Augusta Arantes Portugal, Amanda Póvoa de Paiva, Érika Santos Freire, AlfredoChaoubah, Marta Cristina Duarte, Abrahão Elias Hallack Neto 2014, 'Transfusion practices in a neonatal intensive care unit in a city in Brazil', Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000400245&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Non-transfusional hemocomponents for surgical use are autogenous products prepared through the centrifugation of a blood sample from a patient.
Roberta Gasparro, Erda Qorri, Alessandra Valletta, Michele Masucci, Pasquale Sammartino,Alessandra Amato, Gaetano Marenzi 2018, 'Non-Transfusional Hemocomponents: From Biology to the Clinic—A Literature Review',Bioengineeringhttp://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/5/2/27. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Transfusional safety and the serological pre-transfusional evaluation in recipients of blood are points discussed in this review.
Cristina F. V. Carrazzone, Ana Maria de Brito, Yara M. Gomes 2004, 'Importância da avaliação sorológica pré-transfusional em receptores de sangue Theimportance of pre-transfusional serological screening in blood transfusion recipients',Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842004000200005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For nearly 30 years, patients with transfusional iron overload have been subject to overnight deferoxamine infusions for iron chelation.
Rodolfo D. Cançado 2007, 'Sobrecarga e quelação de ferro na anemia falciforme Iron overload and iron chelationin sickle cell disease', Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842007000300025. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)