Both Patients and Physicians Perceive Blood Transfusions as Risky In non-trauma cases, the decision to transfuse is usually made jointly between the patient and the physician. A recent survey-based… June 6, 2014
CMS Grants AABB as an Accrediting Organization for Laboratories Performing HLA Testing Facilities performing human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing for clinical use must be accredited. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services… May 23, 2014
Increased Transfusion Volume May Benefit Children with Severe Anemia in Africa Severe anemia is an extensive problem in sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year,… May 9, 2014
Transplant of Tissue-Engineered Esophagus Seeded with Stem Cells As reported in Nature Communications, researchers successfully transplanted tissue-engineered esophagi in rats. After harvesting esophagi from donor rats, researchers disrupted… April 25, 2014
Restrictive Blood Transfusion Policies are Associated with a Lower Risk of Infection A recent study published in JAMA adds support for the growing body of evidence recommending a restrictive red blood cell… April 9, 2014
FDA Advisory Committee Supports Molecular Assay The AABB in conjunction with the American Red Cross and America’s Blood Centers issued a joint statement last week before… March 28, 2014
Recurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Uncommon in Pregnancy Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare blood disorder where autoantibodies to the ADAMTS13 protease lead to small blood… March 21, 2014
Washing Older Red Blood Cells Decreases Levels of Iron in Plasma In a randomized trial of canines with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (n=6 per group) which were transfused with either 7- or… March 7, 2014
The Odds of Transfusion Increase with Age Although numerous transfusion guidelines do not state that the patient’s age should be a primary consideration in the decision to… February 21, 2014
AABB Bulletin Highlights Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) The AABB has released Association Bulletin #14-02 that summarizes the literature on the risks of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)… February 7, 2014
