Does inadequate white cell reduction by bedside filtration of red cell concentrate?
Bedside filtration for white cell reduction at slow flow is inefficient for 1-day-old, buffy coat-reduced red cell concentrates.
Helicobacter-negative gastritis and duodenitis occur significantly more often in paediatric IBD patients than in non-IBD controls, as well as in adult IBD patients. Such upper gastrointestinal inflammation appears to be particularly common in patients with Crohn's disease.