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directed blood donation [1 record]

Record 1 2007-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

Blood drawn from a donor selected by a patient [recipient] who will undergo surgery.

OBS

Designated [blood] donations are not appropriate for emergencies or unpredictable transfusion needs because it takes up to twelve hours to test a unit of blood before it is ready for transfusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Don de sang prélevé chez un donneur choisi par un patient [receveur] qui doit subir une intervention chirurgicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inyecciones, intubación y transfusiones (Medicina)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
DEF

Donación de sangre realizada en beneficio de un allegado que puede ser o no pariente.

CONT

[...] donación de sangre dirigida (o designada) [...] una persona dona la sangre que se reserva [...] para la transfusión [en] un paciente específico en una fecha posterior. El donante normalmente es un miembro de la familia o un amigo que ha sido elegido por la familia del paciente.

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