Transfusion
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The utility of a pretransfusion bedside blood compatibility protocol to decrease immunohemolytic accidents has been questioned for years. ⋯ Bedside pretransfusion compatibility determination should not be considered a reliable supplemental safety procedure in the hands of inexperienced and insufficiently trained operators.
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The hemostatic effect of platelets has been well established, but the possible role of red cells in hemostasis has not yet been well studied. An evaluation of the hemostatic effect of packed red cell transfusion in patients with chronic anemia was the purpose of this study. ⋯ Red cell transfusion might decrease the APTT and BT in some anemic patients, though the actual cause of the decrease was not determined in the present study.