AABB Clinical Practice Guidelines for RBC Transfusions The AABB has updated their clinical practice guidelines regarding RBC transfusion thresholds. The guidelines are based on data from 45… October 12, 2023
Pathogen-Reduced Platelet Use and Overall Blood Product Cost Increased Since 1997, the biennial Department of Health and Human Services’ National Blood and Collection Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been used… September 27, 2023
Intravenous Iron plus Tranexamic Acid for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Hip Fractures Hip fractures are common in older adults, and mortality from hip fractures is approximately 3-5% in the hospital and increases… August 23, 2023
Donor Age, Sex, and Hemoglobin Levels Associated with RBC Transfusion Effectiveness in Very Low Birth Weight Infants About half of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (<1500 g at birth) require blood transfusions to manage anemia. To… August 16, 2023
Consensus Definition for Massive Transfusion? Severe bleeding is commonly encountered in surgery, trauma, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and obstetrics and may require massive transfusion (MT). A universal… July 20, 2023
Luspatercept versus Epoetin Alfa for Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are caused by a heterogeneous group of hematopoietic stem cell disorders and can progress to acute myeloid… July 12, 2023
Stabilization of Blood Collection and Use in the United States Since 1997, the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been collecting data on blood use and collection… May 2, 2023
Randomized Trial Results on Donor Sex and RBC Recipient Mortality Observational studies and systematic reviews have found conflicting results on the association between RBC donor sex and associated transfusion recipient… April 18, 2023
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Reduces Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Approximately one to two million cardiac surgery operations are performed worldwide each year accounting for about 80% of all surgical… March 15, 2023
Increased Blood Use and Cost for Emergency Transfusions with Whole Blood Compared to Packed Red Blood Cells In the past two decades, a growing number of hospitals have started using whole blood to treat trauma patients and… February 16, 2023
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