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Follow the links below to find information about blood transfusions.
Reviewed June 2009
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Blood typing - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Classifying blood types is particularly important when it comes to blood transfusions.
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Sep 2009
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Blood transfusion
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on blood transfusion by professional health specialists.
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Jun 2009
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Interventions for haemolytic uraemic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review also showed that in patients with typical or diarrhoea associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome, there are no interventions that are superior to supportive therapy which includes control of fluid and electrolyte imbalance, use of dialysis if r...
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Nov 2008
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Media release. Better blood management advancing well in Australia
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Senator Jan McLucas, today congratulated the blood sector on its efforts to develop better management practices in its use of blood.
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Nov 2008
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HIV and AIDS - infection control in hospitals
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Better Health Channel
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Hospitals follow strict infection control guidelines to prevent the spread of HIV to patients. This includes disposing of needles and syringes after one use and sterilising instruments after every use. HIV is a blood borne virus (BBV) that is carried in the blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk. Hospital workers can become infected with HIV if they accidentally prick themselves with a needle or other sharp instrument contaminated with HIV, but this is rare.
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Sep 2008
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Blood groups
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Better Health Channel
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Blood groups are classified by the ABO system and the Rhesus type system. The four blood groups are A, B, AB and O. Each blood group is either Rh-positive or Rh-negative. The Rhesus factor is important when a woman becomes pregnant.
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Sep 2008
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Blood transfusion
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Better Health Channel
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A blood transfusion is the transfer of blood from one person to another. The donated blood must match the recipient's blood type, or complications will occur. However in an emergency if the required blood type is not known, a patient may be given group O negative blood.
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Sep 2008
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Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Trauma, burns or surgery can cause people to lose large amounts of blood. Fluid replacement, giving fluids intravenously (into a vein) to replace lost blood, is used to try to maintain blood pressure and reduce the risk of dying. Blood products, non-blo...
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Sep 2008
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Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Trauma, burns or surgery can cause people to lose large amounts of blood. Fluid replacement, giving fluids intravenously (into a vein), is used to help restore blood volume and hopefully reduce the risk of dying. Blood products (including human albumin)...
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Jun 2008
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Interventions for renal vasculitis in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Renal vasculitis presents as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis which is a form of kidney disease that causes damage to the small structures (glomeruli) inside the kidneys that help filter waste and fluids from blood to form urine. The disease leads...
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May 2008
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Desmopressin use for minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Risks of infection from transfused blood given by an unrelated donor are minimal when blood is screened by a competent transfusion service but concerns still remain. Techniques are available to reduce the need for a transfusion. The review of trials fou...
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Apr 2008
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Fibrin sealant use for minimising peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Fibrin sealants are composed of specific blood clotting agents that, when applied to wound surfaces, help stop bleeding. In liquid form, fibrin sealants are generally sprayed directly onto wound surfaces. They are often used to try to reduce blood loss ...
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Mar 2008
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Transfusion reactions
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of reactions to blood transfusion by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Red cell transfusion for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract is common, affecting up to 1 in 1000 adults per year. It leads to death in 10% to 30% of cases, depending on whether patients are admitted with bleeding or bleed whilst in hospital with something else. Patien...
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Feb 2008
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Plasma exchange for Guillain-Barre syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious disease of the peripheral nerves (nerves outside the central nervous system) that causes paralysis. Many patients have had a recent chest or stomach infection that may cause an allergic response in the nerve...
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Jan 2008
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Blood transfusion: answers to some common questions for you and your family
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Like all medical treatments, a blood transfusion should only be used when really necessary. The decision to give a blood transfusion to a patient is made only after careful consideration. In making that decision your doctor needs to balance the risk of you having a blood transfusion against the risk of not having one.
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Dec 2007
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