Optimal blood transfusion therapy in haemoglobinopathies

For reasons of time, this short talk will be confined to the optimal frequency, timing, indications and dosing of blood transfusion. Blood transfusion protocols in thalassaemia syndromes are more widely agreed (1) than for sickle disorders but questions still remain about optimal Hb levels, timing a...

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Published in:	Thalassemia Reports
Main Author:	John Porter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Subjects:	Thalassemia Hemoglobinopathies.
Online Access:	https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/7477

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