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
Cost-Effectiveness of Transfusions to Prevent Silent Cerebral Infarcts in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Guidelines published by the American Society of Hematology in 2020 recommend annual transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) screening to help identify… December 29, 2021
Daprodustat is Noninferior to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Dialysis According to the U.S. CDC, about 37 million adults in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD). As CKD… December 1, 2021
Benefits and Harms of Whole Blood versus Component Blood Transfusions Remain Unclear Transfusions may be in the form of whole blood (WB) or blood components (BC). Blood components include red blood cells,… November 9, 2021
RBC and Plasma Transfusions Decreased in the U.S. (2015-2018) Blood transfusions are one of the most common medical procedures in hospitalized patients, and robust data from randomized clinical trials… September 28, 2021
REDS-III Study Highlights Need for Pediatric Oncology Transfusion Guidelines Pediatric hematology/oncology patients receive a significant proportion of pediatric transfusions. Data, however, are limited guiding clinical decisions for transfusions… September 22, 2021
Transfusion Outcomes in Very-Low-Birth Weight Infants Associated with Donor Sex and Age Blood donor characteristics may affect transfusion outcomes, but data are conflicting. In order to investigate the association of donor sex… September 15, 2021
Gunshot Wounds Cause Significant Mortality, Blood Utilization, and Health Care Costs in the U.S. Half of the world’s civilian firearms are owned by individuals in the United States. The U.S. also leads all high-income… July 6, 2021
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