Frequent Platelet Donation and Risk for T-cell Lymphopenia In the United States, over 90% of platelets are collected by plateletpheresis, and donors may give platelets up to 24… November 22, 2023
Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Thresholds for Patients with Myocardial Infarctions While restrictive transfusion thresholds are beneficial for most patients and reduce blood use by 50%, but transfusion guidelines state there… November 15, 2023
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Reduces Mortality for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome COVID-19 mortality among patients in the intensive care unit receiving mechanical ventilation is around 45%, and little data exists on… November 8, 2023
Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Reduce Transfusion Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often have multiple blood draws daily, which typically amount to approximately one… November 1, 2023
High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage after Trauma Worldwide, hemorrhage contributes to at least half of the 4.4 million trauma deaths annually. Recent studies have found that either… October 25, 2023
High Variability in ICU Transfusion Practices Globally The International Point Prevalence Study of Intensive Care Unit Transfusion Practices (InPUT) is a prospective cohort study that included 3643… October 18, 2023
AABB Clinical Practice Guidelines for RBC Transfusions The AABB has updated their clinical practice guidelines regarding RBC transfusion thresholds. The guidelines are based on data from 45… October 12, 2023
Induced Abortion Does Not Increase Rh Alloimmunization Rh immunoglobulin routinely given to Rh-negative pregnant women during the second and third trimesters has reduced the maternal Rh sensitization… October 4, 2023
Pathogen-Reduced Platelet Use and Overall Blood Product Cost Increased Since 1997, the biennial Department of Health and Human Services’ National Blood and Collection Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been used… September 27, 2023
A Possible Link between RBC Transfusions and Brain Amyloidosis? Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) has multiple etiologies but is characterized by deposits of misfolded amyloid β peptides and is the… September 20, 2023
