transfusion
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The court heard that the child also had sickle cell disease, which complicated the operation and increased the potential need for a blood transfusion.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tests revealed she had severe anemia, prompting a life-saving blood transfusion from another eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Big Bear eagle Jackie is in critical condition after a blood transfusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Waldorf had spelled out the catch-22 in her journal that morning: “If I need a blood transfusion and it stabilizes my condition, they cannot induce. If my temp continues to spike then they can induce.”
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
She got one blood transfusion after another because her kidneys could no longer filter the toxins from her blood, leaving her nauseated from the poison of her own body.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Both boys were from Jehovah's Witness families, who follow strict Biblical rules, and they refused consent to blood transfusions.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He spent nine days on a ventilator and 18 days on dialysis, during which time doctors gave him blood, platelet and plasma transfusions.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The child, the complaint says, required dialysis and blood transfusions and suffered seizures and decreased pancreatic function.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
After I woke up at the hospital, I needed multiple surgeries, blood transfusions and a partial hysterectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
So far I had managed to keep humanly alive through transfusions from books.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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