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Special Transfusion Situations

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

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Patients with Severe COVID-19

Many patients with severe COVID-19 deteriorate rapidly when their immune systems become hyperactive, also known as cytokine storm.  No effective…

July 1, 2020

ABO Blood Group Associated with COVID-19 Severity

It has long been known that different blood antigens may carry risks or protection depending on the disease, and coronaviruses…

June 23, 2020

Physical Distancing and PPE Reduce Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The transfusion medicine community staff are at risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission; both laboratory technologists in the hospital and staff at…

June 10, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Transfusion Services: Elective Surgeries Resume, Convalescent Plasma Use Increases, and Blood Supply Drops to Critical Levels

Based on the AABB COVID-19 Weekly Hospital Transfusion Survey, which collected data from 96 hospitals in 35 states between May…

June 2, 2020

Convalescent Plasma May be Beneficial to Treat COVID-19

COVID-19 has been spreading across the globe since December 2019 and is now a pandemic. With no vaccine or approved…

March 30, 2020

Blood Use and Supply during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Early Lessons from Seattle

Physicians and colleagues from the Transfusion Medicine and Hematology Divisions at the University of Washington in Seattle and the local…

March 24, 2020

Plasma Exchange Does Not Reduce Risk of Death for Patients with Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

The underlying pathology behind antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is not clear; more effective and safer treatments are needed.  High-dose…

February 18, 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

Tranexamic Acid Reduces Risk of Death in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Globally, more than 60 million cases of traumatic brain injury occur annually, most of which are due to motor vehicle…

November 20, 2019

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