Autologous CD8+ T Cells Inhibit Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Mobilization but Enhance Engraftment The collection of sufficient autologous hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) for bone marrow grafts does not always guarantee a successful engraftment. … August 7, 2015
Plasma Transfusions in the United States As part of the NHLBI Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III), plasma transfusion records from 10 US hospitals during… June 26, 2015
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Platelet Transfusion Data In the United States, over two million patients receive platelet transfusions each year either prophylactically to reduce the risk of… May 29, 2015
Donor-specific HLA antibodies can be reduced in kidney transplant patients with multiple plasmapheresis procedures Therapeutic plasma exchange reduces donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplant patients; however, there is no consensus for the exact timing and… April 24, 2015
Cell-Based Therapies and Treatment of Cardiac Disease Cardiac disease is the number one cause of death in the United States and Europe and costs health systems an… February 13, 2015
Randomized Clinical Trial of FFP Transfusion for Coagulopathic Critically Ill Patients Transfusion guidelines recommend using fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) for patients with clotting factor deficiencies during major bleeding events. In addition, FFP… January 23, 2015
New Treatment Options for Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare genetic disorder that causes tissue swelling that can sometimes be life threatening. HAE is… November 26, 2014
VIDEO: Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion in Subgroups of Patients with Hematologic Diseases Today we will discuss prophylactic platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic diseases. Platelet transfusions have been used for almost 50… October 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: Safety of Group A Thawed Plasma for Trauma Patients Today we will be discussing the safety of transfusing blood group A plasma to unidentified trauma patients. Group AB plasma, the universal plasma, does not contain anti-A or anti-B antibodies and is routinely given to trauma patients when their blood type is unknown. Group AB plasma, however, is in short supply. July 15, 2014