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
VIDEO: Murine Model for Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn Reported in the journal Blood, researchers have developed the first-ever animal model of HDFN. HDFN is a condition whereby IgG… September 30, 2013
AABB Issues Updated TRALI Risk Reduction Standards The AABB has issued updated standards for blood banks and transfusion servicesto reduce the risk of transfusion-related acute lung injury… August 23, 2013
VIDEO: Antibodies of Undetermined Specificity A recent study has demonstrated that antibodies of undetermined specificity, or AUS, are the most common positive result encountered during… May 15, 2013
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