Blood transfusion

of red blood cells and it causes them to become a sickle shape. Sickle cell anemia was first noticed around 1670, in a tribe called Krobo in Ghana, Africa. In 1910 a physician in Chicago named James Herrick was the first person to first describe it clinically (Kiple). Since then much more information has been discovered on this disease. Such as this is a disease that people inherit from their parents if both are carriers. There are many symptoms for this disease due to it being in the blood and…

facility for emergency surgery. A sample was taken to the blood bank for pre-transfusion testing; including type and antibody screen and crossmatch for six units of PRBCs. After the units were issued to the OR, the patient received five compatible units of RBCs. After the infusion of about 100mL of the sixth unit, the transfusion stopped because the patient became hypotensive. The surgery was then completed without any further transfusions. The patient was then transferred to the ICU for…

receiving approximately 14.6 million units of blood.1 Orthopedic and cardiac surgeries are associated with high blood volume loss and account for 10% and 20% of all erythrocyte transfusions, respectively.2,3 Additionally, cancer patients undergoing malignant tumor resection often require transfusions due to chronic blood loss.4 Although improved detection methods have significantly reduced the risk of acquiring blood-borne infections, transfusions continue to result in considerable morbidity and…

(2010). The use of a blood conservation device to reduce red blood cell transfusion requirements: a before and after study. Critical Care, 10(1), 7. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1186/cc8859 This paper critiques the above named research study, the step by step format used in this critique are guidelines adopted from the recourses available on the lecture note site on blackboard. Purpose: In this study, Mukhopadhyay et al. (2010) acknowledge that there are studies that confirm the use of blood saving…

facility for emergency surgery. A sample was taken to the blood bank for pre-transfusion testing; including type and antibody screen and crossmatch for six units of PRBCs. After the units were issued to the OR, the patient received five compatible units of RBCs. After the infusion of about 100mL of the sixth unit, the transfusion stopped because the patient became hypotensive. The surgery was then completed without any further transfusions. The patient was then transferred to the ICU for…

patient. Blood banking is of particular importance because of its direct tie to helping patients. There are a number of tests that must be performed on blood, and the clinic as a whole would not be able to function without them. In the laboratory, there are certain tests that must be performed on all donated blood. Blood typing is done to determine the donor’s ABO blood group and Rh status; it is then matched to the corresponding patient. Before a patient can receive any donated blood, it is…

Running head: TRANSFUSION 1 TRANSFUSION 2 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an under-reported, life-threatening complication of blood component transfusion due to the misinterpretation of symptoms, unfamiliarity of causes, and delay of standardizing methods of prevention. According to Mazzei, Popovsky, & Kopko (2008, 734), TRALI is characterized by symptoms indistinguishable from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and…

downs. But like everone else there 's that one tragical moment that changes your life forever. Mine was when my step father past away. My daddy, my hero, my world, my everything yes i was daddy 's little girl. My daddy had Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Cirrhosis. He was like a little kid hated to take any meds or even worst to have to go to the doctor. We practically had to drag him to the doctor every time. It was hard to keep track of him. At that time I was…

Pediatric Transfusion There are precautions one must always take when assisting in a transfusion case, but extra care and monitoring is done when a pediatric patient is involved. Special requirements and testing must be done from the moment these patients are first born. For example, only forward blood typing must be done for infants because they do not make antibodies until reaching four months of age. Similar to blood typing, different regulations are required when transfusing a pediatric…

that affect people’s lives every day. One of them being sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia “is the result of abnormal hemoglobin” (Bloom 3). Hemoglobin is the “oxygen-carrying molecule of the red blood cell” (Bloom 3). In sickle cell disease, the red blood cells take shape of a crescent moon, leading to lifelong health problems. Sickle cell disease is an obstacle for thousands of people’s lives. A large quantity of sickle cell disease cases are among blacks, “both in…