Alloimmunization to One RBC Antigen Triggers Alloimmunization to Other RBC Antigens The risk of alloimmunization to polymorphic RBC antigens is high for individuals who undergo chronic transfusion therapy. Researchers recently utilized… January 31, 2018
Global Variations in Blood Safety and Availability Based on WHO Report Every two years since 1998 the World Health Organization (WHO) has collected data on blood safety and availability. The WHO… January 24, 2018
Cell Salvage for Cesarean Sections Cell savage, the collection and return of lost autologous blood during surgery, is frequently used in cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries…. January 17, 2018
RBC Transfusions for Palliative Care Patients Palliative care is a proactive and personalized approach for improving physical and spiritual problems in terminally ill patients. Cancer patients… January 9, 2018
Successful Treatment of Refractory B-cell Lymphomas with CAR T-Cell Therapy Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has been shown to successfully treat refractory B-cell lymphomas. Two new studies published in… January 3, 2018
Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A Patients Successful Gene therapy using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors has been successfully used to treat patients with hemophilia B. Gene therapy for… December 28, 2017
Variation in Practice to Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus While cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are usually asymptomatic, they can be life-threatening for neonates, transplant recipients, and other immunosuppressed patients receiving… December 20, 2017
Clinical Guidelines for Platelet Transfusions in Patients with Cancer The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated the clinical guidelines for platelet transfusions in patients with cancer. ASCO… December 13, 2017
Cold-Storage for Platelets Platelets are normally transfused either prophylactically for oncology and hematology patients, or to help stop severe bleeding. Since the mid-1980s,… December 6, 2017
Characteristics of Transfusion Recipients in the United States The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III) has gathered detailed information on both inpatient and outpatient transfusions over the… November 29, 2017
