Essays about: "blood safety"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words blood safety.

  1. 6. Lipoteichoic acid extraction from plasma : Chromatography techniques utilizing truncated derivates of antimicrobial peptides

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för biomedicinsk vetenskap (BMV)

    Author : Gustav Sedelius; [2022]
    Keywords : antimicrobial peptides; chromatography; hemoperfusions; lipoteichoic acid; plasma; Sepsis;

    Abstract : With increasing incidence rates aligned with poor prognosis; sepsis represents one of the biggest challenges in modern health care. It is a multifactorial syndrome defined as organ dysfunction caused by disturbed systemic response to an infection. READ MORE

  3. 7. Models and Algorithms for Personalized Glycemic Control

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alma Eriksson; [2022]
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    Abstract : Glycemic control is resource-demanding in the treatment of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) patients where blood glucose measurements are taken continuously at few-hour intervals to avoid the risk of having a patient in a coma, or in the worst case, causing death. The number of diabetes patients, mostly type 2 diabetes, is increasing around the world, and at the same time, we have an ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 with health workers stretched to their limits. READ MORE

  4. 8. Development of a novel quantitative PCR analysis method for HIV-1

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Anna-Malin Hallberg; [2021]
    Keywords : HIV; PCR; primers; probes; virus; detection; blood plasma; pathogen; biological pharmaceutical; protein-based pharmaceutical; genotype; subtype; RT qPCR; extraction; TaqMa; RNA virus; cross-dimer; applied biochemistry; tillämpad biokemi; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering; Chemistry;

    Abstract : Biological pharmaceuticals are the answer to many severe diseases of today’s society. Some of these are protein-based drugs and can be produced from human blood plasma. In order to guarantee the safety of patients, absence of any pathogens needs to be ensured. READ MORE

  5. 9. Safety and Stability of Samples Stored on Filter Paper for Molecular Arbovirus Diagnosis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Emelie Bringeland; [2021]
    Keywords : Arthropod-borne viruses arboviruses ; alphaviruses; flaviviruses; dengue virus DENV ; Japanese encephalitis virus JEV ; Tick-borne encephalitis virus TBEV ; Usutu virus USUV ; Zika virus ZIKV ; Flinders Technology Associates™ card FTA ; Biosafety; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Expanding urbanization, climate change, and population growth contribute to increased transmission and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), many of which cause severe disease in humans. Pathogenic arboviruses include dengue, Zika, tick-borne encephalitis, and sindbis viruses, which together threaten more than half the global population. READ MORE

  6. 10. Uncovering the cause of pre-analytical errors in the blood sampling process: a framework

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Naomi Michelle Bakker; Jonas Bomans; [2021]
    Keywords : Healthcare; Blood sampling; Pre-analytical errors; Nurses; Lab technicians; Knowledge management; Hälso- och sjukvård; blodprovstagning; fel före analys; sjuksköterskor; laboratorietekniker; kunskapshantering;

    Abstract : Since laboratory tests influence as much as 70% of the medical decisions, errors throughout the blood sampling process may jeopardize the safety of the patient. Research has shown that the pre-analytical phase of the blood sampling process is where the most errors occur. READ MORE