Worldwide safety of blood has been positively impacted by technological, economic and social improvements; nevertheless, growing socio-political changes of contemporary society …
Background Whole blood (WB) has been used in combat since World War I as it is readily available and replaces every element of shed blood. Component therapy has become …
Transfusion‐transmitted infection risk remains an enduring challenge to blood safety in Africa. A high background incidence and prevalence of the major transfusion‐transmitted …
CS Liu, VK Tripathi, B Eliasson - 2019 - books.google.com
" Laser power has increased from 100 watts in 1960 (the first laser) to terawatts in 1985 through the invention of chirped pulse amplification proposed by Mourou and Strickland, to …
Objectives To collect information on pathogen reduction applied to whole blood. Background Pathogen reduction (PR) of blood components has been developed over the …
S Kleinman, A Stassinopoulos - Transfusion, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion risks could be reduced if a robust technology for pathogen inactivation of RBC (PI‐RBCs) were to be approved. MATERIALS …
R Kasirye, HA Hume, EM Bloch, I Lubega, D Kyeyune… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) are a global health challenge. One new approach to reduce TTIs is the use of pathogen reduction technology (PRT). In …
JA Cancelas, SJ Slichter, N Rugg, PG Pratt… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Pathogen reduction (PR) of whole blood (WB) may increase blood safety when applied before component separation. This study evaluates the in vivo performance of …
S Owusu-Ofori, J Kusi, A Owusu-Ofori, G Freimanis… - Shock, 2015 - journals.lww.com
ABSTRACT Background: Sub-Saharan African countries utilize whole blood (WB) to treat severe anemia secondary to severe blood loss or malaria on an emergency basis. In many …