The state of Kolkata is phasing out whole blood transfusion to promote safe and rational use of blood. Hospitals without the facility to separate blood components are being tagged with those that have ...

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative blood ...

Transfusion of blood components can be an essential and lifesaving treatment for many patients. However, components must comply with a number of national requirements to ensure they are safe and fit ...

CMV continues to be associated with post transplantation morbidity and mortality. Drugs used for prophylaxis and treatment of CMV infection can cause pancytopenia and impair renal function, adding to ...

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has developed general requirements and monographs or quality standards for blood and blood components from human source to ensure safe blood transfusion for ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a public consultation, biolog-id, a global service provider of connected healthcare solutions, through its local partner ATC, has been awarded by the Ministry of Health ...

IN 1964 approximately 180,000 blood transfusions were given to patients in Massachusetts hospitals. Whereas 60 per cent of the blood available in the hospitals was provided by the Massachusetts Red ...

RhD antigen is a potent immunogen. Anti-D antibodies, in fact, develop in more than 80% of Rh-negative volunteers given RhD-positive packed RBCs. ABO group antigens are present on platelets, but RhD ...