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Continuous Manual Exchange Transfusion for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: An Efficient Method to Avoid Iron Overload
Published on: March 14, 2017
[The transfusion service in the multi-type medical institution]
Abstract:
The importance of the transfusion maintenance of the curative process becomes so crucial that it needs the institution of specialized service. The practical experience and the analysis of the material testify the necessity of the separate transfusion service in the multi-type medical institution. Its structural and functional characteristics are discussed. Such kind of approach allows to optimize the provision of the patients with the high-quality and virus-free blood components. These measures result in the positive economic effect due to the rational use of resources, decreasing of time period of patients stay in the hospital and enhancement of therapy effectiveness.
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