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
VIDEO: Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses and Blood Donors Today we’ll be discussing the seroprevalence of human T-lymphotropic viruses or HTLV among blood donors. Here is Dr. Taylor, author… November 30, 2013
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: Hemoglobin and Iron Recovery After Blood Donation Observational studies suggest large numbers of blood donors experience iron deficiency following previous donation. The current deferral period for donating… October 29, 2013
