Cross-circulation was performed without anticoagulants through silastic-Teflon arteriovenous forearm cannulas, 7 which were interconnected artery to vein during cross-circulation by an 80-cm. length ...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of administrating antibiotics to prevent exchange transfusion-related nosocomial infections in newborns. Methods: We report a survey of ...

The present study was undertaken in this institution, therefore, to determine the risks of exchange transfusion and of different levels of bilirubinemia in newborn infants. St. Margaret's Hospital is ...

The use of an older medication at the time of surgery can reduce the need for red blood cell transfusions, according to a ...

The transfusion of red blood cells stored for more than 21 days is no more harmful than fresh red blood cell transfusions, according to a study published in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A blood transfusion provides healthy blood when a person’s body has difficulty producing it. The amount of time it takes for a blood transfusion varies, but it may take up to 4 hours. Blood is ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. It mainly affects African Americans (1 in 500) and Hispanic Americans (1 in 36,000). People with SCD are born with a ...