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RBC Transfusion

Costs are High for Administrating Blood Transfusions

A recent micro-costing study in the United Kingdom suggests administration costs are high for blood transfusions. Researchers collected detailed data…

April 11, 2018

Transfusion Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Have Increased Risk of Alloimmunization

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, is an autosomal dominate disorder characterized by arteriovenous malformations. In patients…

March 7, 2018

RBC and Plasma Transfusions Continue to Decline among US Hospitalizations

Based on data from the National Inpatient Sample from 1993 through 2014, hospitalized patients receiving at least one unit of…

February 27, 2018

Anemia During Pregnancy Increases the Risk of RBC Transfusions After Delivery for New Moms

Fifteen to thirty percent of pregnant women are diagnosed with anemia (hemoglobin [Hb] less than 11.0 g/dL) and are at…

February 14, 2018

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

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

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

Restrictive Transfusions Threshold Safe for Cardiac Surgery Patients

While a restrictive transfusion strategy has been advocated for most patients, a restrictive approach for cardiac surgery patients may put…

November 22, 2017

Genetic Variation in the Fc-gamma Receptor Gene is Associated with Protection against RBC Alloimmunization

 Genetic variation in the Fc-ɣ receptor gene has been shown to be associated with some auto- and alloimmune diseases. Researchers…

November 16, 2017

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