VIDEO: West Nile Virus: A Continued Threat to Transfusion Medicine Since it was first identified in New York City in 1999, West Nile virus has become endemic across the United… August 30, 2013
VIDEO: Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B from Occult Infected Donors Despite implementation of nucleic acid-based screening methods, Hepatitis B virus, or HBV, is still transmitted via transfusion. Occult infection, or… July 15, 2013
VIDEO: 30-Minute Rule For RBC Temperature Control May Be Too Restrictive A study published in TRANSFUSION has found that exposure of red cell units to 30 degrees Celsius for up to… June 30, 2013
VIDEO: Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions A trial which randomized 600 haematological cancer patients to receive or not to receive prophylactic platelet transfusions showed that prophylactic… June 14, 2013
VIDEO: Vel Established as New Blood Group System Researchers have identified the molecular basis of the Vel antigen. This work establishes the gene encoding the small integral membrane protein… May 30, 2013
VIDEO: Antibodies of Undetermined Specificity A recent study has demonstrated that antibodies of undetermined specificity, or AUS, are the most common positive result encountered during… May 15, 2013
VIDEO: Association of Blood Storage Duration and Mortality Remains Unclear A randomized trial published in the journal Blood utilized a dog model to show that transfusion of 42-day old blood… April 29, 2013
VIDEO: Red Cell Alloimmunization Two studies and an editorial published in the journal Transfusion discuss red cell alloimmunization among patients with sickle cell disease… April 15, 2013
VIDEO: New Oral Anticoagulants May Safely Reduce Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism Recent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that two new anticoagulants may be effective and safe… March 29, 2013
VIDEO: Vitamin K Therapy May be Viable for Warfarin Reversal An observational study suggests that vitamin K may be a viable alternative to plasma for warfarin reversal. Published in the… March 15, 2013
