Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Olivia D'Cunha

Publications

• Research Article
  A Retrospective Study of Screening of Common Transfusion Transmitted Infections in the Blood Bank of a Tertiary Care Centre
  Author(s): Kirana Pailoor, Prajwith Rai, Murali Keshava S, Olivia D'Cunha and Lakshmi CKirana Pailoor, Prajwith Rai, Murali Keshava S, Olivia D'Cunha and Lakshmi C
  
  Introduction: Transfusion of blood and blood components, as a specialized modality of patient management saves millions of lives worldwide each year and reduce morbidity. It is well known that blood transfusion is associated with a large number of complications, some are only trivial and others are potentially life threatening, demanding for meticulous pre-transfusion testing and screening particularly for transfusion transmissible infections (TTI). The priority objective of blood transfusion screening (BTS) is thus to ensure safety, adequacy, accessibility and efficiency of blood supply at all levels.The objective of the present study was to assess the seroprevalence and trend of transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) among voluntary and replacement blood donors in the blood bank of Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore. Methods: A retrospective review of donors.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000267

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