Intraperitoneal blood transfusion in African adults with hookworm anaemia.
Twenty-nine patients were given an intraperitoneal transfusion of blood. The procedure was found to be free of serious complications. Study of the absorption of an (51)Cr-labelled cells from the peritoneum in 14 patients showed that between 35 and 100% of the blood was absorbed intact in 6 to 10 days. Intraperitoneal transfusion may be indicated as an alternative or as an addition to exchange transfusion in severe hookworm anaemia.
D000042:Absorption; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002859:Chromium Isotopes; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000502:physiology; D010953:Plasma Volume
D002859:Chromium Isotopes