Aims: The present review is aimed at revisiting the caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia, comparing the application of two different vasopressors namely ephedrine and phenylephrine. For understanding beneficiary along with unwanted hypotensive effect between the two drugs....
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i3362
Background: The volatile nature of petrol products makes them readily available in the atmosphere any time it is dispensed, especially at petrol filling stations and depots. Many of the harmful effects seen after exposure to gasoline are due to the individual chemicals in the gas...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i3360
Medicinal plants continue to play an important role in traditional and modern medicine. Some of these plants and plant products are often adopted as means of treatment, especially in rural parts of Nigeria, without any prior research study conducted to ascertain if the plants act...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i3359
Background: Hematocrit and other red blood cell indices are essential indicators of donor health and transfusion efficacy. While obesity and anthropometric factors such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference have been implicated in altering iron metabolism, the associat...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2357
Chukwuma J. Okafor, Othman Said Abdalla, Rodolfo Isidro Bosch Bayard, Diane Millo Martin, Kenechukwu M. Okafor, Hadiya Mahadhi Haji, Saida Salim Saleh, Thuwein Nassor Said, Aniuska Palacios Noa & Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu·International Blood Research & Reviews·2025
Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most common and serious inherited disorder worldwide and ranks among the top 50 leading causes of non-communicable disease-related deaths globally. Africa bears a disproportionately large burden of these deaths. Various interventions h...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2358
Background: Packed cell volume and blood group are two parameters which are key in blood transfusion services, and as such, reduced packed cell volume or incompatible blood group will affect the outcome of transfusion. Blood lead may or may not affect the concentration of blood,...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2356
Background: Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) is considered as a first line therapy in erythrodermic Cutaneous T Cells Lymphoma (CTCL) and a consolidated second line treatment in steroid resistant Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD). ECP consists of collecting, using a cell separat...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2355
Introduction: Chronic inflammation plays a key role in the development and progression of diabetic complications. Haematological inflammatory indices have emerged as reliable markers of systemic inflammation in diabetes. Aim/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the neutrophil...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2354
Rayhan Chowdhury, Hafizul Islam, Al Imran Rimon, Md. Mahfuz Al Mubin, Pronoy Kumer Sarker, Sumon Halder & Md Samiul Bashir·International Blood Research & Reviews·2025
Background: Hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia’s are among the most common inherited disorders globally, particularly prevalent in South and Southeast Asia. In Bangladesh, conditions such as Hb E trait, Hb E disease, and beta thalassemia trait are increasingly recognised as signi...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i1353
Background: Vitamin B12 is crucial for DNA synthesis, haematological and neurological functions. Conventional Vitamin B12 supplementation methods, including intramuscular and oral routes, have limitations. The intramuscular injections are painful, and their dosing schedule is inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i1352