Hypocalcemia Associated with Increased Transfusion Requirements in Pediatric Trauma Patients Hypocalcemia (Ca++ <1.1 mmol/L) has recently been identified as a fourth component of the “lethal triad” for mortality of adult… July 27, 2022
New Alkaline Storage Solution Does Not Improve Post-Transfusion Recovery During storage, red blood cells (RBCs) develop metabolic and morphological “storage lesions.” The intracellular pH is an important variable that… July 20, 2022
Donor-Recipient Sex and RBC Transfusion Outcomes Deferring plasma from multiparous females has dramatically reduced the incidence of antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Some observational studies… June 14, 2022
Target Trial Emulation Using Real World Data Suggest Older RBCs May Increase Mortality Data from many randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have not found an impact of storage time of red blood cells on… May 11, 2022
Transfusions with Whole Blood Compared to Packed Red Cells for African Children with Severe Anemia The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends that blood centers separate blood donations into components to maximize the number of… April 5, 2022
Drone Delivery of Blood Products Faster in Rwanda and Reduces Wastage Over 75,000 units of blood components are transfused yearly in Rwanda, which is home to a population of approximately 13… March 30, 2022
Randomized Trial Show No Benefit for Pre-hospital Blood Transfusions in Patients with Severe Trauma Severe hemorrhage is the leading cause of death in trauma patients. In 2018, two randomized clinical trials showed contradictory results… March 15, 2022
Updated Transfusion Guidelines for High-Risk Surgery Patients Patient blood management programs use a multimodal approach to conserve blood and simultaneously improve patient outcomes. Transfusion guidelines are central… February 16, 2022
Machine Learning-Based Algorithm to Predict Intraoperative RBC Use during Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery patients have a high risk for hemorrhage and occasionally require massive transfusions, though most patients require 0 to… February 9, 2022
Variable Transfusion Practices for Bleeding ICU Patients Globally Approximately 40-50% of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) receive blood transfusions. Many studies have focused on bleeding in… January 19, 2022
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