Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – Blood(y) Business – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 984
Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – Blood(y) Business – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 984 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 984 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Amornthrep Srina Credit: Beyza Kaplan Credit: Diego Romera Credit: Gustavo Fring Credit: Karolina Kaboompics ‘Blood is the lifeline’ is as old an adage as may be traced in history. ‘Blood loss must be replaced with blood’ had been in practice for decades but the situation changed somewhat after the introduction and intense promotion of plasma substitutes which could at least make up the volume. Blood transfusion remains essential in conditions like severe anemia particularly in pregnant women, extreme blood loss in serious injuries, prolonged surgical procedures, and blood disorders like Thalassemia, Hemophilia, blood and bone marrow di...