transfusion
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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
It was this "overwhelming pressure" that prompted Jones to ultimately turn down the transfusion.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
She was "overwhelmed by fear" about what would happen if she accepted a transfusion.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
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
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
Erin had a "catastrophic" haemorrhage and needed 13 blood transfusions.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
She got so much blood that one doctor wrote a note in her record stopping all transfusions “until her deficit with the blood bank was made up.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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