Antigen Density on Surface of RBCs a Factor in RBC Clearance in Incompatible Transfusions Select patients with chronic anemia and sickle cell disease require recurrent transfusions and are at risk for alloimmunization and potentially… February 3, 2021
NT-proBNP Levels May Help Diagnose TACO and TRALI Distinguishing between transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO), transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), and other pulmonary transfusion reactions, including transfused-associated acute respiratory… December 9, 2020
Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Safe in First 5,000 Patients With limited therapies for patients with COVID-19 and a mortality rate of approximately 50% for patients in the ICU, demand… May 19, 2020
National Survey Finds Stable Adverse Transfusion Reaction Rate in the U.S. The 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) used a web-based survey of approximately 3,000 U.S. community-based and hospital-based… March 11, 2020
Risk Factors for Hyperhemolysis Syndrome Identified Hyperhemolysis Syndrome (HS) is a rare, potentially fatal condition characterized by the development of severe anemia after transfusion in which… October 16, 2019
Increased Risk of Transfusion Reactions in Postpartum Blood Transfusions Transfusion reactions occur in 0.15% to 3.7% of all transfusions and can range from mild fevers to severe, life-threatening reactions…. August 28, 2019
The Role of Osteopontin in Murine TRALI Osteopontin (OPN) is a proinflammatory, multifunctional protein with both physiological and pathological roles. Since OPN attracts neutrophils, which are involved… July 11, 2019
New Criteria for Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) is one of the major causes of death associated with transfusions. TACO is characterized by… May 21, 2019
Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions are Under Diagnosed in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Red blood cell transfusions are often used to treat patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), and these patients are at… May 1, 2019
Locus on Chromosome 5 Associated with Alloimmunization Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion remains the cornerstone for treating patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). While most patients with… January 9, 2019
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