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Platelet Transfusion

Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections Do Not Improve Ankle Osteoarthritis

Ankle (tibiotalar) osteoarthritis affects approximately 3.4% of adults and is associated with a reduced quality of life.  Effective non-surgical treatments…

November 17, 2021

Pathogen Reduced Platelets are Non-Inferior to Conventional Platelets for Hematology Patients

Results for the PIPER Phase 4 study of psoralen-UVA pathogen reduced platelets (PRPC) (Cerus Corporation) following transfusion were recently presented…

October 28, 2021

Cold Storage Affects Platelet Function and Glycoprotein VI Levels

Maintaining an adequate supply of platelets is laborious and costly since they can only be stored for 5 to 7…

October 20, 2021

RBC and Plasma Transfusions Decreased in the U.S. (2015-2018)

Blood transfusions are one of the most common medical procedures in hospitalized patients, and robust data from randomized clinical trials…

September 28, 2021

REDS-III Study Highlights Need for Pediatric Oncology Transfusion Guidelines

  Pediatric hematology/oncology patients receive a significant proportion of pediatric transfusions.  Data, however, are limited guiding clinical decisions for transfusions…

September 22, 2021

Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Select HLA-Matched Platelets

Over two million units of platelets are transfused each year in the United States—the majority to hematology-oncology patients.  Alloimmunization against…

August 13, 2021

U.S. National Platelet Inventory and Transfusion Practice Survey

Nearly 7,000 units of platelets are needed daily in the U.S., and platelet transfusions increased by 15.8% from 2017 to…

August 3, 2021

Epitope Matched HLA Platelets Are Noninferior to Standard Matched HLA Platelets

Alloimmunization to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) leads to platelet refractoriness, defined as decreased post-transfusion platelet count increments (PCIs), and is…

January 27, 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Transfusion Services: Elective Surgeries Resume, Convalescent Plasma Use Increases, and Blood Supply Drops to Critical Levels

Based on the AABB COVID-19 Weekly Hospital Transfusion Survey, which collected data from 96 hospitals in 35 states between May…

June 2, 2020

Convalescent Plasma Donors Needed for COVID-19

Hospitals and blood collection centers are working with the US Government collaboratively to collect convalescent plasma from patients who have…

April 22, 2020

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