Parasitemia & Parasite Density are Distinct Laboratory Values that are often used Interchangeably, leading to Confusion
According to the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Guidelines on the Use of Therapeutic Apheresis in Clinical Practice, parasitemia can be used, in addition to clinical status, to help decide when to initiate and/or discontinue red blood cell (RBC) exchange for babesiosis and malaria.[1] For example, ASFA ’s RBC exchange guidelines for malaria state, “Treatment is typically discontinued after achieving significant clinical improvement and/or (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Ryan Philip Jajosky Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Blood Banking: the situation in Albania
Albania, officially named the Republic of Albania, is a country on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe located on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. The relatively small country has a total area of 28,748km2 with a population of approximately 2.8 million persons in 2022 (97/km2). Except for a long the Adriatic Sea coast, the landscape is rugged and mountainous. The capital is Tirana which is also the largest city with a population of approximately 600,000 individuals (population density of 502km2). (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Irena Seferi, Viola Shano Source Type: research
Blood banking in South Africa
South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent, and has a total area of 1,221,037km2.[1] The population size is 60,142,978, based on the mid-year estimate for 2021, resulting in a population density of 49.2 people per km2.[2] The executive capital city is Pretoria. Gross national income (GNI) per capita is $ 6010 per annum, South Africa is ranked 87th in the world on GNI and classified as an Upper Middle Income country.[1] (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Siemi Prithvi Raj, Marion Vermeulen, Ronel Swanevelder, Karin van den Berg, Gregory Ralph Martin Bellairs Tags: Review Source Type: research
Blood banking in the United Republic of Tanzania
With a surface area of 947,303km2, Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is the 23rd country in the world and the 12th largest in Africa [Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023]. Tanzania is in East of the Africa Continent and borders the Indian Ocean. Tanzania forms borders with Mozambique, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Z ambia to the southwest, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Joseph Sifueli Tags: Review Source Type: research
Status of blood transfusion safety in Cameroon
Cameroon is a Central African country on the east coast of the African continent with an area of 475.650km. It is bounded on the west by Nigeria, on the south by Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, on the east by the Central African Republic, and on the northeast by Chad. A geographical diversity characterizes this Africa in "miniature". In 2020, Cameroon's current GDP (gross domestic product) was estimated at 1,500 $ gross national income (GNI) per capita (151th) with an annual growth rate of 5.9%. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Claude Tayou Tagny Tags: Review Source Type: research
Blood banking: the situation in ROMANIA
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Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Violeta Oancea, Olivia Burta, Alina Dobrota Source Type: research
The blood transfusion service of Ukraine
Ukraine is the second largest country ( ± 600,000km2) in Europe, located in Eastern Europe with a population of over 41 million persons (73,8 individuals per km2) [1]. Before the war with Russia, Ukraine was classified by the World Bank as one of the lower middle income countries with an gross national income of $ 4,380 per capita [2]. K yiv is the nation's capital and largest city with almost 3 million inhabitants. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Antonina Babynets, Serhii Dmytruk Source Type: research
Blood Transfusion Service in Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia) is an archipelago country that lies between Asia and Australia. Indonesia consists of five large islands and more than 17,000 small islands. It covers 1,916,862km2 of land and 3,257,483km2 of ocean. The five large islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. Indonesia is divided into 34 Provinces and 416 Regencies and 98 Cities. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: NSI Hippy, RSE Gantini Source Type: research
Blood banking: the situation in Ghana
The Republic of Ghana (Ghana) is located in the Western part of Africa. Ghana spans the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Being the second-most populous country in West Africa after Nigeria, Ghana covers an area of 238,535km2 (92,099 sq. miles). Ghana ’s capital city is Accra, the largest city in the country. Other major cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Emmanuel Dei, Justina Kordai Ansah Tags: Review Source Type: research
Transfusion Medicine Services in Malaysia
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country. It is divided into West Malaysia and East Malaysia by the South China Sea. It has thirteen states and three federal territories. The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's capital city. Malaysia covers a total area of 330,803km2, has a population of 32.75 million people, and has a population density of 92 people per square kilometre. With a gross national income per capita of $10.6 thousand, the country is classified as an upper-middle-income country. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Nor Amiza Mat Amin, Idaleswati Nor Mohamed, Lai Yin San Tags: Review Source Type: research
Blood banking: the situation in India
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Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Gopal K. Patidar Tags: Review Source Type: research
Blood banking services in Suriname
The country of Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is located in the north of South America. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: M. Tjon Sie Fat, U. Elliot, L. Tjon Joen Sjong, J. Tjoe a On, G. Wijngaarde Tags: Review Source Type: research
Blood Transfusion Service in Georgia
Georgia is a small country, situated in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is boarded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south and southeast by Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The territory covers 69,700 square kilometers. In 2022, the population of Georgia was 3,744,385 persons excluding occupied territories. Tbilisi, the capital, is the largest city with approximately one third of the country ’s population [1]. The population density is 57 per km² (149 persons per mi²) [2], with the highest density in Tbilisi (±2400 per km²). (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Ketevan Shermadini, Maia Alkhazashvili, Vladimer Getia, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Ekaterine Adamia, Tamar Gabunia Tags: Review Source Type: research
The blood transfusion service in the Republic of Moldova
The Republic of Moldova is a small, landlocked country in South Eastern Europe. It shares a border with Romania in the West and the Ukraine in the North, East and South. The land area is with a total of 33.843 square kilometers approximately 1/7 of the size of its neighbor Romania and 1/20 of the other neighbor Ukraine. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Moldova proclaimed its sovereignty in June 1990 and became an independent State on the 27th of August, 1991, followed by being a member of the United Nations on the 2nd of March, 1992. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Svetlana Cebotari Tags: Review Source Type: research
Antihypertensive drugs in blood donations in Serbia – Observational study
Most of the blood banks worldwide do not defer donors for their medication, with the exception of the teratogenic and platelet aggregation-inhibiting drugs use. In Serbia, where around 245.000 units of blood are collected each year, it is not common practice to consider the medication of potential blood donors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify the presence of antihypertensive drugs in blood samples collected from blood donors treated for hypertension and to raise the issue of the recipient risks posed by drug residues in blood products. (Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science)
Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 21, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Z. Budakov, S. Lazarevi ć, M. Đanić, V. Vasović, D. Savić, G. Smieško, M. Mikov Source Type: research
