Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Observational Study
Peri-operative blood transfusion in elective major surgery: incidence, indications and outcome - an observational multicentre study.
Patients' demographic and epidemiological characteristics, local variations in clinicians' knowledge and experience and types of surgery can influence peri-operative transfusion practices. Sharing data on transfusion practices and recipients may improve patients' care and implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM). ⋯ These findings identified areas for improvement in peri-operative transfusion practice and PBM implementation in Turkey.
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Letter Comparative Study
Detection of anti-heparin-PF4 complex antibodies in COVID-19 patients on heparin therapy.
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Practice Guideline
Position paper on the preparation of immune plasma to be used in the treatment of patients with COVID-19.
Passive immunotherapy with plasma derived from convalescent patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection can be a promising approach in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. It is important that blood establishments are ready to satisfy requests for immune plasma by defining the requirements applicable to plasma donors and the standards for preparation, qualification, storage, distribution, and control of product use. This Position paper aims to give recommendations on the biological characteristics of a plasma preparation from convalescent donors and to support the evaluation of this therapeutic approach in more rigorous investigations.