{"title":"Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding in Dengue Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study during a Dengue Outbreak in Burkina Faso","authors":"S. Salam","doi":"10.24966/hbtd-2999/100026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/hbtd-2999/100026","url":null,"abstract":"There was no significant increase in platelet count in transfused and not transfused patients, meaning that platelet transfusion had no longer benefit in reduction of clinical or severe bleeding or improvement in platelet count recovery","PeriodicalId":430431,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hematology, Blood Transfusion and Disorders","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127821619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of Red Cell Indices and Sero-prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infectious Diseases among Stable Paediatric Sickle Cell Patients","authors":"E. Jacob","doi":"10.24966/hbtd-2999/100027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/hbtd-2999/100027","url":null,"abstract":"Red blood cell indices values were lower compared with control subjects, nature has it that SCD patients in the steady state have adapted their body system to this anaemic state and live healthy. Blood transfusion does not significantly increase the seroprevalence of transfusion transmissible infections in our clinically stable SCD participants.","PeriodicalId":430431,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hematology, Blood Transfusion and Disorders","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132801446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nephroblastoma: The Protocols Should Be Changed","authors":"A. G. Martins","doi":"10.24966/hbtd-2999/100025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/hbtd-2999/100025","url":null,"abstract":"[2,7,8]. We include the use of an anthracycline (Epirubicin), additionally to the use of the classics Actinomycin D and Vincristine, thus increasingmarkedly the chances for a more conservative surgery Abstract This paper, based on a personal experience of more than 200 Nephroblastoma in the World’s 1st multidisciplinary Pediatric Cancer Unit-1960, where 53 partial nephrectomies were performed (23 bilateral and 30 unilateral cases), compares the likeliness of Partial Nephrectomy in Unilateral Nephroblastoma (around 20% instead of the 3% found in the literature, when using the classical International pre-operative chemotherapy Protocols and the more intensive preoperative chemotherapy proposed), adding an Anthracycline (Doxo-rubicin or Epirubicin) to the classical Actinomycin D and Vincristine, so demonstrating that the Protocols on pre-operative chemotherapy should be changed. Also it advises that the invasion of a contiguous organ (like spleen, colon or liver) is not a contraindication for Partial Nephrectomy, provided one can perform mono-block surgery. Finally advises that complete para-aortic-cava lymphadenectomy should be routinely performed.","PeriodicalId":430431,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hematology, Blood Transfusion and Disorders","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116024131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}