Search for dissertations about: "Blood donation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words Blood donation.

  2. 1. Carbon monoxide in biological systems : An experimental and clinical study

    Author : Anna-Maja Åberg; Jan-Erik Larsson; Dick Delbro; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Carbon monoxide; physiological effects; systemic inflammation; analytical method; blood; exhaled air; pharmacokinetics; cigarette smoking; blood donation; cytokines; Anaesthetics; Anestesiologi;

    Abstract : Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas, but it is also produced endogenously when haem is degraded. When produced in vivo, CO is believed to have positive biological effects. For example it activates the production of cyclic guanosine mono-phosphate and causes vasodilatation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Preoperative deposit of autologous blood. Effects on inflammatory mediators

    Author : Monica Hyllner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; allogeneic; autologous; complement; cytokines; blood storage; erythropoiesis; hysterectomy; plasma; prestorage leucocyte filtration; rHuEPO; whole blood.;

    Abstract : Blood contains complex cascade systems and substances that can be activated during the processing of blood components and storage. Allogeneic blood, i.e. blood from someone else, is normally separated into components before storage and transfusion, while autologous blood (the patient s own blood) often is used as whole blood. READ MORE

  5. 3. Crowding Out in Blood Donation: Was Titmuss Right?

    Author : Carl Mellström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In his seminal 1970 book, The Gift Relationship, Richard Titmuss argued that monetary compensation for donating blood might crowd out the supply of blood donors. To test this claim we carry out a field experiment with three different treatments. READ MORE

  6. 4. Blood donors' long-term health : implications for transfusion safety

    Author : Gustaf Edgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Epidemiology; hemovigilance; neoplasms; mortality; blood donors; blood transfusion; transfusion safety;

    Abstract : Continuous attention to transfusion safety through improvement of disease screening and donor selection has succeeded in reducing the risks of transfusion transmitted disease to practically immeasurable levels. Despite this progress, surprisingly little is known about disease occurrence among blood donors and whether there are possible long-term effects of repeated whole-blood or apheresis donation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Bloody big data : ensuring the health of blood donors and transfused patients with health registers

    Author : Jingcheng Zhao; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Blood transfusion is widely considered a pillar of modern medicine and is one of the most common medical interventions. A transfusion intimately links two persons and their health through the altruism of blood donors. In turn, this has necessitated the development of rigorous safety measures for both donors and recipients. READ MORE