Plasma Transfused During Transport to Hospital Saves Lives in Trauma Patients Nearly 50,000 Americans die from severe injuries each year, mainly from severe hemorrhage within two hours after the injury…. July 31, 2018
Presence of Cell-free Nucleic Acids in Blood Products Cell-free nucleic acids (CFNAs) are often present in plasma. A new study tested whether CFNAs are also present and active… July 25, 2018
Pathogen Reduction Technologies and Hemostatic Efficacy of Platelets Pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs) for platelets inactivate known and unknown viruses, bacteria, and parasites in addition to inactivating white blood… July 18, 2018
Platelet Counts Decrease during Pregnancy but Severe Thrombocytopenia is Rare Gestational thrombocytopenia affects 5-10% of women with uncomplicated pregnancies. In order to gain a better understanding of the normal… July 10, 2018
Behavior Modifications Support Changes to Restrictive RBC Transfusion Practices Accumulating evidence supports restrictive RBC transfusion practices, and guidelines such as those recently released by the AABB recommend transfusing when… June 27, 2018
Perioperative RBC Transfusions Linked to Increased Risk of Blood Clots Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with 5-10% of all hospital deaths, or about 100,000 to 200,000 deaths each year in… June 20, 2018
Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease Dependent on Apheresis Device Used to Collect Allogeneic Stem Cells The composition of stem cell grafts can affect the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), time to engraftment, and relapse for… June 13, 2018
Transfusion Dependence for Leukemia Patients Shortens Hospice Stay Approximately 25,000 individuals in the United States die annually from leukemia. These individuals often require transfusions; however, hematologic oncologists have… June 6, 2018
Typing Blood Group Variants from Whole-Genome Sequencing Data Serological testing for ABO and RhD blood group compatibility has been standard practice for at least 60 years. ABO and… May 30, 2018
New Assessment Criteria to Diagnose and Manage Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions in Sickle Cell Patients Many patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) require chronic transfusions and are at risk for life-threatening delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions… May 23, 2018
