Fig. 8.1 Population-based epidemiological study of 7774 patients with ITP in a Japanese population [9]. A population of 7774 patients with ITP were analyzed retrospectively using the database registry of…
Disease Mutated gene Inheritance Associated features 1. Severe congenital neutropenias SCN1 (elastase deficiency) ELANE AD Susceptibility to myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myelogenous leukemia SCN2 (GFI1 deficiency) GFI1 B/T lymphopenia SCN3 (Kostmann disease) HAX1…
Fig. 13.1 Risk of postoperative infection after transfusion of non-WBC-reduced allogeneic RBCs or whole blood, as compared with transfusion of WBC-reduced allogeneic RBCs or whole blood. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)…
Licensed RBC additive solutions Constituents (mM) SAGM AS-1 AS-3 AS-5 AS-7 MAP PAGGSM NaCl 150 154 70 150 85 72 NaHCO3 26 Na2HPO4 12 16 NaH2PO4 …
Patients specific Iatrogenic Age >70 Excessive transfusions Renal failure Infusion rate >225 mL/h Congestive heart failure Increased volume of transfusion Hemorrhagic shock Positive fluid balance Severe liver disease Prolonged surgical…
Fig. 4.1 Pathologic mechanisms of acute chest syndrome. (From: Gladwin MT and Vichinsky E. Pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease. New England Journal of Medicine.2008;359(21):2254–65. [PMID:19020327]). The acute chest syndrome…
Fig. 5.1 Virchow’s triad. Virchow’s triad describes the three main factors that predispose thrombosis Fig. 5.2 Coagulation cascade. The intrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade includes the most common inherited…
TRALI – Acute onset within 6 h after a blood transfusion – PaO2/FiO2 <300 mmHg – Bilateral infiltrative changes on the chest X-ray – No sign of hydrostatic pulmonary edema (PAOP <18 mmHg or…
Fig. 7.1 Timing of pulmonary complications days after HSCT Mucormycosis is typically indistinguishable from invasive aspergillosis, but more frequently has a “reverse halo sign,” a round area of ground glass…
Fig. 2.1 Neutrophil emigration into the alveolar air space. The thick alveolar wall is the preferred site for neutrophil emigration. (1) Initial mechanical sequestration followed by prolonged retention of a…
