Platelet Markers Associated with Bleeding in Immune Thrombocytopenia Patients Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients have a decreased number of platelets; however, not all patients have severe bleeding. A recently published… August 21, 2015
Granulocyte Transfusions Decrease the Risk of Infections in Neutropenia Patients Granulocyte transfusions have been increasingly given to hematology-oncology patients with disease-related or therapy-related neutropenia to prevent and treat bacterial and… July 10, 2015
Human Virome Can Be Profiled with a Drop of Blood Researchers from Harvard University have developed a high-throughput method called VirScan to detect infections from >200 viral species including 1000… June 12, 2015
Donor-specific HLA antibodies can be reduced in kidney transplant patients with multiple plasmapheresis procedures Therapeutic plasma exchange reduces donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplant patients; however, there is no consensus for the exact timing and… April 24, 2015
Model Predicts Convalescent Plasma Transfusions Will Save Ebola Patient Lives The World Health Organization has prioritized evaluating convalescent transfusions for the treatment of the Ebola virus disease. The exact therapeutic… April 10, 2015
VIDEO: Biosimilar Granulocyte-Colony-Stimulating Factor Today we will be discussing the biosimilar granulocyte -colony stimulating factor (or G-CSF ). G-CSF is currently used to treat and… February 15, 2015
VIDEO: Platelet Transfusions Increase Risk of Death and Arterial Thrombosis among Patients with TTP and HIT Today we will be discussing risks associated with platelet transfusions for patients with rare, immune-mediated platelet consumptive disorders. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic… January 30, 2015
VIDEO: Measurement of ADAMTS13 Activity is Useful in Suspected Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Patients After Three Days of Plasma Exchange Today we’ll be discussing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP , which is a serious blood disorder requiring immediate treatment with… January 15, 2015
Efficacy of High-Dose G-CSF for Granulocytopenic Patients is Inconclusive Results from the RING study, a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of granulocyte transfusion therapy in patients with neutropenia,… December 29, 2014
VIDEO: Transfusion Medicine and Ebola Virus Disease Hello and welcome to Transfusion News. Today we will be discussing Ebola virus disease, which was a special hot topic… November 30, 2014
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