High transfusion failure rates in Malawian children with severe anaemia following a standard blood transfusion regimen

Br J Haematol. 2011 Sep;154(6):783-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08779.x. Epub 2011 Jun 14.

Authors

M O Esan¹, K S Phiri, E M Molyneux, M Mukaka, B Cheema, M Boele van Hensbroek

Affiliation

¹ MLW Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, MalawiGlobal Child Health Group - AIGHD, AMC, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UKCollege of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa E-mail: [email protected].

PMID: 21671896
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08779.x

No abstract available

Keywords: anaemia; children; haemoglobin; malaria; transfusion.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anemia / therapy*
Blood Transfusion / methods*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Malaria / complications
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Treatment Failure