Expanding U.S. Platelet Supply Needed About 2.5 million units of platelets are transfused each year in the U.S., and data from the National Blood Collection… June 7, 2023
Randomized Trial of Platelet Transfusions and Risk of Bleeding before CVC Placement About 18% of all hospitalized patients require central venous catheters (CVC) and is even more common on hematology wards and… May 31, 2023
Trauma Endotypes and Transfusion Resuscitation Strategies In 2015 results from the Pragmatic, Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) trial suggested that a 1:1:1 ratio of… May 24, 2023
Frequent Whole Blood Donations Not Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Few studies have examined the effects on whole blood (WB) donations on cardiovascular health. Researchers associated with the Australian Red… May 17, 2023
Transfusing Individuals with Asian-type DEL Rh Antigen Antibody levels are important for many aspects of clinical care from evaluating the incompatibility of transfusions and transplants to determining… May 10, 2023
Stabilization of Blood Collection and Use in the United States Since 1997, the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been collecting data on blood use and collection… May 2, 2023
Individual Risk Assessment Questions for Potential Donors at Higher Risk for HIV In January 2023, the U.S. FDA issued draft guidance recommending individual risk-based assessments for potential donors at higher risk for… April 26, 2023
Randomized Trial Results on Donor Sex and RBC Recipient Mortality Observational studies and systematic reviews have found conflicting results on the association between RBC donor sex and associated transfusion recipient… April 18, 2023
Whole Blood Derived Platelet vs. Apheresis Platelets During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. experienced significant blood product shortages. In 2019, approximately 2.5 million platelet units were collected… April 12, 2023
Seven-Day Platelet Storage and Platelet Count Increments Platelets must be stored at room temperature to preserve function, which makes them susceptible to bacterial contamination. Recently, several countries… April 4, 2023
