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Mark E. Brecher
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 127
Citations - 6691
Mark E. Brecher is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood transfusion & Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 127 publications receiving 6454 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark E. Brecher include King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital & UNC Health Care.
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Transfusion medicine. First of two parts--blood transfusion.
TL;DR: This review summarizes recent developments in transfusion medicine that have affected the field and the identification of patients most likely to benefit from blood conservation.
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Dose of prophylactic platelet transfusions and prevention of hemorrhage.
Sherrill J. Slichter,Richard M. Kaufman,Susan F. Assmann,Jeffrey McCullough,Darrell J. Triulzi,Ronald G. Strauss,Terry Gernsheimer,Paul M. Ness,Mark E. Brecher,Cassandra D. Josephson,Barbara A. Konkle,Robert D. Woodson,Thomas L. Ortel,Christopher D. Hillyer,Donna Skerrett,Keith R. McCrae,Steven R. Sloan,Lynne Uhl,James N. George,Victor M. Aquino,Catherine S. Manno,Janice G. McFarland,John R. Hess,Cindy A. Leissinger,Suzanne Granger +24 more
TL;DR: Low doses of platelets administered as a prophylactic transfusion led to a decreased number of platelet transfused per patient but an increased number of transfusions given.
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Bacterial Contamination of Blood Components
Mark E. Brecher,Shauna N. Hay +1 more
TL;DR: The current status of detection, prevention, and elimination of bacteria in blood products for transfusion is summarized.
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Testing for HCV Infection: An Update of Guidance for Clinicians and Laboratorians
Jane P. Getchell,Kelly Wroblewski,Alfred DeMaria,Christine Bean,Monica M. Parker,Mark Pandori,D. Robert Dufour,Michael P. Busch,Mark E. Brecher,William A. Meyer,Rick L. Pesano,Chong-Gee Teo,Geoffrey A. Beckett,Aufra C. Araujo,Bernard M. Branson,Jan Drobeniuc,Rikita I. Hatia,Scott D. Holmberg,Saleem Kamili,John W. Ward +19 more
TL;DR: New infections continue to be reported particularly among persons who inject drugs and persons exposed to HCV-contaminated blood in health-care settings with inadequate infection control.
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Transfusion medicine. Second of two parts--blood conservation.
TL;DR: Preoperative Autologous Donation Preoperative autologous donation was rarely used before the recognition that HIV could be transmitted by blood transfusion.