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
Rapid Transfusions after Combat Causalities Improves Chances of Survival Since bleeding is a major cause of death in combat causalities and civilian trauma cases, researchers recently examined the association… November 1, 2017
Trying to Decipher Relationship between Previously Pregnant Donors and RBC Transfusion-related Mortality Although blood from previously pregnant female donors has been shown to be associated with transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), the… October 25, 2017
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