ABC of Blood Transfusion in Patients with Thalassemia MajorŞinasi ÖzsoyluRetired Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology and Hepatology, Ankara, Turkey.
Although blood transfusions are life sporting measures, it can cause alloimmunization, iron loading, bone marrow suppression, and infections etc. Therefore, it should be used according to patients' needs and blood groups should be dtermined prior to the first transfusion. Keywords: Thalassemia, blood transfussion
Şinasi Özsoylu. ABC of Blood Transfusion in Patients with Thalassemia Major. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 2014; 22(4): 175-176
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