VIDEO: A Validated Transfusion Medicine Exam Today we will be discussing transfusion medicine education. Currently medical schools do not emphasize transfusion medicine, nor do the United… May 15, 2014
VIDEO: Chikungunya Virus Today we will be discussing chikungunya virus, a positive single stranded RNA virus that is normally transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes,… April 30, 2014
VIDEO: RBC Transfusion Complications in Thalassemia Patients Today we will be discussing transfusion complications in thalassemia patients. Thalassemia is a group of genetic blood disorders with a… April 15, 2014
VIDEO: Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Patients with Heart Disease Today we will be discussing red blood cell transfusion in patients with heart disease and the growing body of evidence… March 30, 2014
VIDEO: Public Cord Blood Bank Inventory Size Today we’ll be discussing how many cord blood units should be stored. Cord blood is an important source of hematopoietic … March 15, 2014
VIDEO: The Present Global Anemia Burden Today we will be discussing the global burden of anemia. Anemia is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells… February 28, 2014
VIDEO: The Serologic Costs of Blood Transfusions Today we’ll be discussing the costs associated with serologic-testing for antibody-positive patients requiring blood transfusions. In the United States, healthcare… February 14, 2014
VIDEO: Increasing Platelet Storage Duration Currently, apheresis platelets are stored at room temperature and have a shelf life of 5 days which makes them susceptible… January 30, 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: Fresher Blood and Blood Bank Inventory Management Additive solutions and processing procedures permit red cells to have a shelf-life of 42 days. However, red cells stored over time… December 15, 2013
