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
Increased Risk of Transfusion Reactions in Postpartum Blood Transfusions Transfusion reactions occur in 0.15% to 3.7% of all transfusions and can range from mild fevers to severe, life-threatening reactions…. August 28, 2019
Transfusion Important for Treatment of Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAHA) affects 1 to 3 per 100,000 individuals per year and is the most common type… August 22, 2019
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