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RBC Transfusion

Higher Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds Do Not Improve Outcomes in Preterm Infants

Within the last decade, lower hemoglobin transfusion thresholds have been found to be safe and effective for most patient subpopulations. …

January 5, 2021

RBC Transfusions Reduce Fatigability in Hospitalized Patients with Anemia

In order to determine if red blood cell (RBC) transfusions improve quality of life for hospitalized patients with anemia, researchers…

December 1, 2020

Restrictive Transfusion Strategies Safe for Extremely Low Birth-Weight Infants

Most extremely low birth-weight (ELBW) infants develop anemia, which can result in severe brain injury and/or impaired oxygen supply to…

August 19, 2020

Positive Coombs Tests and RBC Transfusions in Patients with COVID-19

During the early outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy, medical doctors and researchers observed a high frequency of positive direct antiglobulin…

August 12, 2020

Practical Guidance for Blood Supply and Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers in Europe and Canada reviewed more than 9,000 publications about COVID-19 and identified 414 papers relevant to blood collections,…

July 15, 2020

Erythropoietin Does Not Provide Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants

In addition to stimulating red blood cell production, erythropoietin is a trophic factor in fetal brain development. Meta-analysis of four…

January 22, 2020

New Drug, Enasidenib, Enhances Erythroid Differentiation and Lessens Anemia

Enaisdenib inhibits isocitrate dehygrogenase 2 (IDH2)-mutant activity and was approved by the FDA in 2017 for patients with refractory or…

January 15, 2020

Delayed Umbilical Cord for Cesarean Deliveries Does Not Increase Maternal Blood Loss

A 30 to 60 second delay in umbilical cord clamping for full-term and preterm neonates improves neonatal hemoglobin levels 24-48…

November 26, 2019

Large-Scale Production of Red Blood Cells from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Cost-effective, large-scale production of red blood cells (RBCs) would eliminate blood shortages and ensure antigen-compatible cells are available for alloimunized…

November 13, 2019

Urgent Global Need of Blood Products

The current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend 10-20 blood donations per 1000 individuals, but these guidelines do not take…

October 29, 2019

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