Massive Transfusion Protocols Vary Among U.S. Hospitals Over the past several years, clinical studies have shown that blood transfused early and quickly can reduce mortality in severe… October 19, 2016
Surveys Report Fewer Blood Collections and Transfusions in 2013 The AABB Blood Collection, Utilization, and Patient Blood Management Survey and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National… September 7, 2016
Leukoreduction Alone May Be Sufficient to Prevent Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection in Preterm Infants Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and typically asymptomatic among healthy individuals, but it can be life-threatening in immunodeficient patients… August 10, 2016
Breast milk-transmission of cytomegalovirus more common than transfusion Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and rarely serious in healthy individuals, CMV infection in premature and very-low-birthweight infants can… June 15, 2016
Blood Transfusions Reduce Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia Simple and exchange blood transfusions are standard care for prevention of recurrent strokes in patients with sickle cell anemia. Blood… May 11, 2016
Recombinant Thrombomodulin for Treatment of Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) encompasses several overlapping clinical syndromes with different etiologies, based on a common pathologic lesion; TMA symptoms include… April 7, 2016
Cryopreserved Platelets are Hemostatically Functional in Vitro Inventory and storage of cryopreserved platelets (CPP) would be simple in comparison to platelets that are normally stored at room… March 23, 2016
Acid-Treated Platelets May Be an Alternative to HLA-Matched Platelets for Transfusions HLA antibodies can lead to patients becoming refractory to platelet transfusions, and transfusions can be difficult when HLA-matched donors cannot… February 24, 2016
Mass-Scale Red Blood Cell Genotyping May Assist in Finding Antigen Negative Blood Finding antigen negative blood is difficult and time consuming, especially when using serologic methods. The Blood Center of Wisconsin recently… October 23, 2015
Platelets Stored for 6 to 7 Days Are Not Inferior to Platelets Stored for 2 to 5 Days for Stable Hematology Patients Bacterial contamination is a major concern for platelets, which limits platelet storage and availability. Platelets are currently stored at room… August 14, 2015
