VIDEO: Platelet Transfusions Increase Risk of Death and Arterial Thrombosis among Patients with TTP and HIT Today we will be discussing risks associated with platelet transfusions for patients with rare, immune-mediated platelet consumptive disorders. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic… January 30, 2015
Liberal RBC Transfusions Do Not Increase Mortality It has been hypothesized that blood transfusions may lead to increased risk of subsequent infections, cancer, and possibly death. The… December 19, 2014
VIDEO: Reducing TRALI Risk Today we will be discussing TRALI, or transfusion-related acute lung injury. TRALI accounts for almost half of all transfusion-related fatalities… December 15, 2014
VIDEO: Blood Transfusions Do Not Predispose Prostate Cancer Reoccurrence Today we will be discussing whether blood transfusions predispose patients to prostate cancer reoccurrence after radical prostatectomy. Although blood transfusions… September 14, 2014
VIDEO: New Insights and Prevention Modalities of TRALI Hello and welcome to Transfusion News. Today we will be discussing recent insights into TRALI or transfusion-related acute lung injury. TRALI… June 30, 2014
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donation is Safe As hematopoietic cell transplantations become more prevalent, it is important to ensure the safety of harvesting bone marrow (BM) or… June 13, 2014
Both Patients and Physicians Perceive Blood Transfusions as Risky In non-trauma cases, the decision to transfuse is usually made jointly between the patient and the physician. A recent survey-based… June 6, 2014
AABB Bulletin Highlights Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) The AABB has released Association Bulletin #14-02 that summarizes the literature on the risks of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)… February 7, 2014
VIDEO: Transfusion Associated Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients Here is Dr. Sesok-Pizzini who wrote an editorial in the journal Transfusion: “Hyperkalemia with regards to transfusion reactions is when… January 14, 2014
VIDEO: Platelet Additive Solution: The Next Generation of Platelet Storage PAS is a buffered salt solution that replaces a portion of the plasma used to store platelets. PAS products have… November 15, 2013
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