transfusion

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Having returned to the USA, Vonn explained she had a six-hour reconstructive operation on Wednesday, but also needed a blood transfusion as she had "low haemoglobin due to all the blood loss and surgeries".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

At one point since the crash, Vonn said, she received a blood transfusion to raise her hemoglobin levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

John Hagins, the CEO of a Midwestern community blood center, chairs the cooperative blood center task force of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, America’s key blood center and transfusion medicine organization.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

The second time it happened, Harrison experienced life-threatening sepsis and had to travel to a hospital outside her insurance network to receive a blood transfusion, the complaint states.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

As the transfusion went on something like life seemed to come back to poor Lucy’s cheeks, and through Arthur’s growing pallor the joy of his face seemed absolutely to shine.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker