Thawed Plasma in Emergency Department Expedites Transfusion and May Benefit Trauma Patients Expedited transfusion of plasma to severely injured trauma patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) may reduce overall blood product use… March 22, 2013
New Histo-Blood Group System Defined in Humans For the first time, researchers have provided conclusive evidence to support the definition of FORS, a new histo-blood group system… March 8, 2013
Peginesatide Recalled After Serious Reactions Reported Peginesatide, an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent used to treat anemia among chronic kidney disease patients, has been voluntarily recalled across the United… February 28, 2013
Preoperative Transfusion Beneficial for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease A multicenter randomized trial suggests that preoperative transfusion is associated with decreased perioperative complications among patients with sickle cell disease… February 22, 2013
More Effective Tracking Mechanisms Needed for Transplanted Tissue A recent editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association argues that more effective tracking mechanisms for transplanted… February 22, 2013
Factor VIII Product and Inhibitor Development in Patients with Severe Hemophilia A A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that recombinant and plasma derived factor VIII products led… February 8, 2013
WHO May Add Blood to Model List of Essential Medicines An application to include whole blood and red cells on the World Health Organization’s “Model List of Essential Medicines” has… January 25, 2013
Geostatistical Modeling Study Evaluates Global Distribution of Sickle Hemoglobin A geostatistical modeling study published in the journal The Lancet provides an updated understanding of the global epidemiology of the… January 25, 2013
Mixed Evidence On Cell Therapy For Ischemic Heart Disease Two recent randomized trials published in the Journal of the American Medical Association have reported diverging results regarding the safety… January 11, 2013
Pathogen-Reduction May Help Prevent Alloimmune Platelet Refractoriness Researchers from the University of Washington and Puget Sound Blood Center have demonstrated that pathogen-reduction may be an effective method… January 4, 2013
