VIDEO: New Guidelines for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease Today we’ll be discussing a new set of guidelines for treating patients with sickle cell disease recently published in JAMA… September 30, 2014
Chronic Transfusions Reduce Strokes Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Silent cerebral infarcts occur in approximately one third of children with sickle cell anemia and are associated with lower IQ… September 5, 2014
VIDEO: Hemoglobin Drift after Surgery Today we will be discussing post-operative hemoglobin drift. In the first few days after a major surgery, downward trends or… June 15, 2014
Both Patients and Physicians Perceive Blood Transfusions as Risky In non-trauma cases, the decision to transfuse is usually made jointly between the patient and the physician. A recent survey-based… June 6, 2014
Increased Transfusion Volume May Benefit Children with Severe Anemia in Africa Severe anemia is an extensive problem in sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year,… May 9, 2014
VIDEO: RBC Transfusion Complications in Thalassemia Patients Today we will be discussing transfusion complications in thalassemia patients. Thalassemia is a group of genetic blood disorders with a… April 15, 2014
Restrictive Blood Transfusion Policies are Associated with a Lower Risk of Infection A recent study published in JAMA adds support for the growing body of evidence recommending a restrictive red blood cell… April 9, 2014
VIDEO: Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Patients with Heart Disease Today we will be discussing red blood cell transfusion in patients with heart disease and the growing body of evidence… March 30, 2014
Washing Older Red Blood Cells Decreases Levels of Iron in Plasma In a randomized trial of canines with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (n=6 per group) which were transfused with either 7- or… March 7, 2014
The Odds of Transfusion Increase with Age Although numerous transfusion guidelines do not state that the patient’s age should be a primary consideration in the decision to… February 21, 2014
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