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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment for Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Patients Unresponsive to Standard Treatment

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a severe complication of heparin treatment with significant risks of morbidity and mortality.  HIT is caused…

August 23, 2017

Bedside Checklists Could Prevent Most ABO-Incompatible Transfusions and Other Adverse Events

Since 1996, the hemovigilance surveillance system in the United Kingdom has collected and published yearly reports on the serious hazards…

August 16, 2017

Negligible Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) is a fatal and rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disorder caused by misfolded proteins, or prions, in the…

August 10, 2017

Low ADAMTS13 antigen and high ADAMTS13 antibody levels associated with mortality in TTP patients

While thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has a mortality rate of approximately 10% even when treated, predictors of mortality are unknown. …

August 1, 2017

Systematic Review Recommends Standard Ratios of Blood Products for Massive Transfusion

Observational studies have suggested that higher ratios of plasma and platelets to red blood cells (RBCs) might lead to better…

July 26, 2017

Intrinsic Platelet Reactivity does not Affect Transfusion Outcome

Platelet reactivity to agonists has been shown to be different between donors yet consistent within the same individual. Researchers in…

July 20, 2017

Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: a Systematic Review

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban, have many advantages over warfarin for treating patients with…

July 12, 2017

Gram-positive Bacterial Contamination of Platelets a Concern

In a study recently published in TRANSFUSION, researchers from the Canadian Blood Services reported results from routine and quality control…

July 6, 2017

Demographic Changes Directly Impact Blood Supply, but Not Demand

In order to determine if demographic changes impact both blood supply and demand, researchers in Germany organized a prospective, 10-year…

June 28, 2017

Study Shows Fewer Blood Donations and Transfusions in 2015

Results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) in the United…

June 21, 2017

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