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Special Transfusion Situations

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

Platelet-Rich Plasma Is Superior to Platelets or Plasma for Wound Healing In Vitro

Wound healing is a multistep process involving many different types of cells, growth factors, and cytokines.  Platelets are key to…

November 6, 2019

Fibrinogen Concentrate Is Equivalent to Cryoprecipitate for Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery

Guidelines for the treatment of bleeding due to hypofibrinogenemia (fibrinogen level <1.5-2.0 g/L) after cardiac surgery recommend using either cryoprecipitate…

October 23, 2019

Blood Transfusions in Space

Although no major hemorrhages or blood transfusions have occurred in space and the risk is low, transfusions for astronauts on…

September 18, 2019

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