Background and Aim: Obstetric complications are part of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of complications on the Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and platelet count (PLC)...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230127
Sickle cell is haematological disorder (haematology is a study of blood in health and diseases) which may lead to an organ damage, heart strokes and serious complications. It may also reduce human life span. Most of the sickle cells are observed in new born babies. At the start o...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230125
Blood banks in sub-Saharan Africa regularly face shortages of blood products (PS). Several factors are responsible for this, including transfusion-transmissible infections (ITT) and deficiencies in the transfusion system. This study aims to determine the prevalence and the variou...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230126
Background & Aims: Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world and platelet hyperactivity with local platelet activation plays a crucial role in its genesis. As there is discrepancy regarding the significance of deranged platel...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i230124
In order to prevent post transfusion alloimmunization, it is essential to give recipients compatible blood products. However in countries with limited income, blood grouping is limited to the ABO system and to the D antigen of the Rhesus system; however, there are other immunogen...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130123
Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary haemoglobinopathy that has been related with significant mortality in Nigeria. Knowledge on cause, prevention and risk factors are important for adequate control of the occurrence of SCD. Methods: A cross sectional study on th...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130122
Introduction: Haemostasis refers to the arrest of bleeding due to vascular damage and involves the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways which converge at the point of fibrin activation to stop or minimize blood loss. Amaranthus hybridus contains a while range of nutrition...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130121
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of occurrence and percentage distribution of Kell blood group antigens in indigenes of Ogoni ethnic group of Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among indigenes of Ogoni whose...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130119
A. B. Ibrahim, H. Attahiru, O. Erhabor, P. F. Udomah, A. Yakubu, H. A. Buhari, H. M. Ahmed, F. U. Onuigwe, D. Isah, M. U. Kalgo & U. Abubakar·International Blood Research & Reviews·2020
ABO, Rhesus D and subgroups of ABO are highly immunogenic and are the common cause of antibody production in mismatched blood transfusions, haemolytic transfusion reaction and maternal alloimmunization. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of ABO, Rh D and subgro...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130120
Major beta thalassemia is a severe form of thalassemia caused by the alteration of two beta globin genes resulting in a defective synthesis of hemoglobin. It is characterized by chronic severe anemia, ineffective erythropoiesis (IE) and iron overload. However although the thransf...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230118
Developing a multidisciplinary field of tissue engineering aims to recover, improve or supplant typically damaged or missing tissues for a collection of conditions brought about by trauma, malady and old age. To guarantee that tissue engineering techniques are generally relevant...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230117
Chukwuma B. Duru, Uche R. Oluoha, Anthony C. Iwu, Chinyere M. Aguocha, Ikechi Ohale, Emmanuel N. Ndukwu, Ernest Nwaigbo & Nnamdi P. Okafor·International Blood Research & Reviews·2020
Introduction: Safe and adequate blood donation is critical in saving millions of lives annually. In many developing including Nigeria, there is paucity of blood donors. Aim: In this study, we assessed the blood donation practices of tertiary level students in Imo State, South Eas...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230116
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium and is one of the most important parasitic diseases of man globally especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This research was done to assess malaria infection and its relationship with the kno...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230115
Aims: This study aimed at examining the oxidative stress level of sickle cell anaemia subjects using glutathione and bilirubin levels as markers as well as the red cell parameters. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Calabar Teaching Hospi...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230114
Background: Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is an age-related disease of unknown etiology, characterized by prostate enlargement. The effect of Prosopis africana (PA), Vernonia amydalina (VA) and Ocimum gratissmum (OG), plant extracts on haematological parameters of BPH animal...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130113