Dr Martin, a consultant paediatrician, in a letter to BPL noted that they normally received their factor VIII via the adult centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Read more about Dr Martin, a consultant paediatrician, in a letter to BPL noted that they normally received their factor VIII via the adult centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.
The care of boys with haemophilia was shared between Dr Frank Boulton and Dr John Martin. They shared a regular integrated clinic at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary/Royal Liverpool Hospital. The haemostasis diagnostic laboratory at the LRI was Dr Frank Boulton's responsibility. Read more about The care of boys with haemophilia was shared between Dr Frank Boulton and Dr John Martin. They shared a regular integrated clinic at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary/Royal Liverpool Hospital. The haemostasis diagnostic laboratory at the LRI was Dr Frank Boulton's responsibility.
The 1977 Annual Returns for Alder Hey Children's Hospital recorded 643 packs of cryoprecipitate; in relation to concentrates, no figures were provided. Read more about The 1977 Annual Returns for Alder Hey Children's Hospital recorded 643 packs of cryoprecipitate; in relation to concentrates, no figures were provided.
The focus of Dr John Martin's work was paediatric oncology and he generally referred to himself as a consultant paediatrician or oncologist, rather than a haematologist. Read more about The focus of Dr John Martin's work was paediatric oncology and he generally referred to himself as a consultant paediatrician or oncologist, rather than a haematologist.
Dr Frank Boulton, in oral evidence, stated that somewhere between the ages of 14 and 18 a boy would transfer from Alder Hey to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. Read more about Dr Frank Boulton, in oral evidence, stated that somewhere between the ages of 14 and 18 a boy would transfer from Alder Hey to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary.
Haemophilia care in Liverpool had traditionally been divided between Alder Hey Children's Hospital and the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the patients graduating from one to the other in their mid teens. Read more about Haemophilia care in Liverpool had traditionally been divided between Alder Hey Children's Hospital and the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the patients graduating from one to the other in their mid teens.
An estimate by the UK Haemophilia Doctors' Organisation suggested that around 360 children with bleeding disorders were infected with HIV as children in the UK. Read more about An estimate by the UK Haemophilia Doctors' Organisation suggested that around 360 children with bleeding disorders were infected with HIV as children in the UK.
Study on clinical factors associated with progression to AIDS in an Italian Cohort of HIV-Positive haemophiliacs showed factor IX recipients were found to develop full-blown AIDS significantly earlier than factor VIII recipients. Read more about Study on clinical factors associated with progression to AIDS in an Italian Cohort of HIV-Positive haemophiliacs showed factor IX recipients were found to develop full-blown AIDS significantly earlier than factor VIII recipients.
A study titled Haemophilia Associated AIDS in the United States 1981 to September 1987 noted that one purification process for factor XI included the use of ethanol, a substance found to be an effective inactivator of HIV. Researchers demonstrated a 10-fold decrease in HIV infectivity in plasma following exposure to 20 percent ethanol in a common manufacturing process. Read more about A study titled Haemophilia Associated AIDS in the United States 1981 to September 1987 noted that one purification process for factor XI included the use of ethanol, a substance found to be an effective inactivator of HIV. Researchers demonstrated a 10-fold decrease in HIV infectivity in plasma following exposure to 20 percent ethanol in a common manufacturing process.
Professor J Garrott Allen compared donor blood from Skid-Row to volunteer donated blood. This showed that Skid Row blood was ten times more likely to lead to cases of icteric hepatitis. Read more about Professor J Garrott Allen compared donor blood from Skid-Row to volunteer donated blood. This showed that Skid Row blood was ten times more likely to lead to cases of icteric hepatitis.