Prevalence and Trends of Maternal RBC Alloimmunization in the U.S. Maternal alloimmunization to RBC antigens, whether from blood transfusion or exposure to fetal antigens during pregnancy, can lead to hemolytic… September 4, 2024
Nipocalimab Delays Intrauterine Transfusions for Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn Severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) results from red blood cell (RBC) antigen incompatibility when IgG molecules… August 14, 2024
Tranexamic Acid Treatment Does Not Reduce Hematoma Growth in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage Intracerebral hemorrhage affects approximately 3.4 million individuals worldwide annually. Hematoma growth during intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with significant morbidity and… May 29, 2024
Recombinant ADAMTS13 Treatment for Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease caused by a severe hereditary deficiency of ADAMTS13, which normally cleaves… May 15, 2024
Recombinant Erythropoietin for Patients with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare disorder with multiple etiologies and usually presents as anemia with hemolysis. Initial treatments… March 21, 2024
Whole Blood Transfusions Early Improve Survival for Trauma Patients The balance of transfused blood components for trauma patients has been investigated with an emphasis on including whole blood (WB)… March 6, 2024
Strategies for Blood Deserts Every country in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, along with some other low-income and middle-income countries often experience blood shortages…. February 28, 2024
Platelet-RBC Complexes Associated with RBC Clearance Platelet-RBC (P-RBC) complexes are associated with several diseases such as sickle cell disease, malaria, and immune thrombocytopenia. Since diseased RBCs… February 21, 2024
The Genealogy of Blood Cells Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) give rise to all types of blood cells through myeloid progenitor cell types (e.g., red blood… January 31, 2024
High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage after Trauma Worldwide, hemorrhage contributes to at least half of the 4.4 million trauma deaths annually. Recent studies have found that either… October 25, 2023
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