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Preoperative transfusion in sickle cell disease: a survey of practice in England

Jackie Buck, Angela Casbard, Charlotte Llewelyn, Tony Johnson, Sally C. Davies, Lorna M. Williamson

European Journal Of Haematology · 2005 · 50 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The lack of clear benefit of transfusion confirms the need for a randomised controlled trial of transfusion vs. no transfusion in patients with HbSS and HbSss(0)thalassaemia.

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Possible transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by blood transfusion

C. A. Llewelyn, P. B Hewitt, RSG Knight et al. · The Lancet · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Preclinical vCJD after blood transfusion in a PRNP codon 129 heterozygous patient

Alexander Peden, Mark Head, L Ritchie Diane et al. · The Lancet · 2004 · 854 citations

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Transmission of West Nile Virus through Blood Transfusion in the United States in 2002

Lisa N. Pealer, Anthony A. Marfin, Lyle R. Petersen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 678 citations · Full text

A Comparison of Conservative and Aggressive Transfusion Regimens in the Perioperative Management of Sickle Cell Disease

Elliott Vichinsky, Charles M. Haberkern, Lynne Neumayr et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 653 citations · Full text

Surgery and anesthesia in sickle cell disease. Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Diseases

M Koshy, S R Weiner, Miller St et al. · Blood · 1995 · 244 citations · Full text