Red Cell Exchange for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: an AABB Report The Therapeutic Apheresis Subsection of the AABB, composed of 15 practicing apheresis physicians from 14 institutions, recently summarized how they… September 12, 2018
Reducing the risk of transfusion transmitted Babesia: an AABB Report Babesia is an intraerythorcytic parasite transmitted by black-legged ticks and is also the most common infectious agent for transfusion transmitted… September 12, 2018
Emicizumab Therapy for Hemophilia A Treatment for hemophilia A usually involves intravenous injections of factor VIII multiple times a week. In 2012, emicizumab (a bispecific… September 5, 2018
Restrictive Transfusion Strategy for Cardiac Surgery Patients Previous studies have reported that restrictive transfusion strategies are non-inferior compared to liberal strategies for cardiac surgery patients followed up… August 30, 2018
Novel Method to Expand Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplants can be life saving for many patients, including those with immune disorders, certain types of… August 15, 2018
Plasma Transfusions in Trauma Patients with Short Transport Times Since the US Food and Drug Administration may soon approve freeze-dried or lyophilized plasma, several trials have recently investigated the… August 9, 2018
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
