transfusion
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But this treatment carried a high risk of the boy contracting anaemia, which could require an urgent blood transfusion in order to avoid death.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tests revealed she had severe anemia, leading to a blood transfusion from another eagle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Suffering from severe anemia and kidney inflammation, Jackie received a life-saving blood transfusion but is still in intensive care.
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
Baron dragged and carried McCormick to a nearby hut, sat him up on a cot, and gave him a large transfusion of blood serum from Africans who had survived Ebola.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
That is because of an increased number of car accidents and more people spending time outdoors, resulting in more injuries that require blood transfusions, Lawrence said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
In the 1920s, Soviet polymath Alexander Bogdanov’s experiments with rejuvenating blood transfusions attracted the Kremlin’s attention—before he died as a consequence of his self-inflicted treatments, at the age of 55.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Yo-Yo Ma continues to play, and it’s like the piano and cello are being poured into my body, the same way that the IV and blood transfusions are.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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