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
Risk of Hepatitis E Virus Positive Blood Donations Low in Canada Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in many resource-limited settings. HEV infection is usually asymptomatic; however, it can cause severe… June 14, 2017
