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RBC Transfusion

Red Cells Stored Longer than Five Weeks May be Harmful

AABB’s clinical practice guidelines recently stated that transfusion of fresh red blood cells (RBCs) compared to standard issue RBCs have…

December 21, 2016

Standard Issue RBCs are Equivalent to Fresh RBCs for Transfusion

Results of the Informing Fresh versus Old Red Cell Management (INFORM) trial have recently been presented at the AABB annual…

October 27, 2016

Massive Transfusion Protocols Vary Among U.S. Hospitals

Over the past several years, clinical studies have shown that blood transfused early and quickly can reduce mortality in severe…

October 19, 2016

New AABB Guidelines for Red Blood Cell Storage and Transfusion Thresholds

The AABB has recently published updated guidelines for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion thresholds and the optimal length of storage….

October 13, 2016

New Techniques Identify Oxidative Lesions on Stored RBCs

Stored red blood cells (RBCs) undergo morphologic and biochemical changes with time. In a recently published study in Blood, researchers…

September 28, 2016

Surveys Report Fewer Blood Collections and Transfusions in 2013

The AABB Blood Collection, Utilization, and Patient Blood Management Survey and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National…

September 7, 2016

Association of Increased Death in Transfusion Recipients from Young or Female Donors

In an observational cohort study over seven years, 30,503 red blood cells (RBC) transfusion recipients who received close to 188,000…

July 20, 2016

Blood Transfusions Reduce Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia

Simple and exchange blood transfusions are standard care for prevention of recurrent strokes in patients with sickle cell anemia.  Blood…

May 11, 2016

Fresh Red Blood Cells May Be Associated with Mortality Depending on How They Are Processed Before Transfusion

Several recent trials have determined that transfusion of older red blood cells (RBC) are not associated with adverse outcomes. However,…

March 16, 2016

Severe Anemia Is Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis, not RBC Transfusions

Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of mortality in preterm infants.  Although there is conflicting evidence, red blood cell (RBC)…

March 9, 2016

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