Transfusions with Whole Blood Compared to Packed Red Cells for African Children with Severe Anemia The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends that blood centers separate blood donations into components to maximize the number of… April 5, 2022
Drone Delivery of Blood Products Faster in Rwanda and Reduces Wastage Over 75,000 units of blood components are transfused yearly in Rwanda, which is home to a population of approximately 13… March 30, 2022
Monitoring Iron Levels in Icelandic Blood Donors Improves Management Repeat blood donors may deplete their iron stores. The risk of iron-deficiency anemia in blood donors depends on gender, age,… March 23, 2022
Randomized Trial Show No Benefit for Pre-hospital Blood Transfusions in Patients with Severe Trauma Severe hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in trauma patients. In 2018, two randomized clinical trials showed contradictory results… March 15, 2022
Covid-19 Convalescent Plasma Neutralizes Variants of Concern Including Omicron Recent omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have at least 32 changes in the spike protein relative to the original… March 9, 2022
Enzymatic Treatment of Organ Allografts to Universal Blood Type O Organ transplant recipients with group O blood type often have to wait at least twice as long as group A,… March 2, 2022
Blood Centers Not Ready to Remove the Phthalate DEHP from Blood Bags Phthalates are plasticizers added to many everyday plastic products to increase its flexibility, transparency, and longevity. However, phthalates are also… February 23, 2022
Updated Transfusion Guidelines for High-Risk Surgery Patients Patient blood management programs use a multimodal approach to conserve blood and simultaneously improve patient outcomes. Transfusion guidelines are central… February 16, 2022
Machine Learning-Based Algorithm to Predict Intraoperative RBC Use during Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery patients have a high risk for hemorrhage and occasionally require massive transfusions, though most patients require 0 to… February 9, 2022
Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients with Early Disease and Preexisting Conditions May Benefit from Convalescent Plasma Understanding which patients with COVID-19 benefit the most from COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) may help determine how convalescent plasma may… February 2, 2022
