Tranexamic Acid Does Not Reduce Bleeding or Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection Tranexamic acid is a synthetic compound that prevents fibrin clot degradation and has been shown to reduce blood loss and… August 27, 2024
Blood Donation Rates Higher in Countries with Higher Healthcare Quality and Expenditure Most studies on blood donation rates have focused on individual donor behaviors, and little is known about how the quality… August 21, 2024
Nipocalimab Delays Intrauterine Transfusions for Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn Severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) results from red blood cell (RBC) antigen incompatibility when IgG molecules… August 14, 2024
Monitoring Oxygen Saturation and Hemoglobin Values along with Iron and Erythropoietin Supplementation Reduces RBC Transfusion Frequency Approximately 20-40% of cardiac surgery patients have pre-operative anemia, and about half are transfused. Randomized controlled trials have shown intravenous… August 7, 2024
Updated FDA Guidance for Blood Donor Eligibility for Blood Pressure and Pulse The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously provided guidance for the eligibility of blood donors with blood pressure… July 30, 2024
Carnitine Metabolism Associated with Red Blood Cell Hemolysis Red blood cells can be stored up to 42 days, after which they progressively develop a series of storage lesions—partly… July 25, 2024
No Transfusion-Transmission of Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative spongiform encephalopathy caused by prions (i.e., misfolded proteins). First recognized… July 17, 2024
RBC Transfusions Guidelines for Very Preterm Infants Most clinical practice guidelines for blood transfusion have focused on adults and limited recommendations are available for children and neonates…. July 9, 2024
Ferritin-Guided Blood Donations Protect Iron Stores in Donors In both North America and Europe, whole blood donors are eligible to donate whole blood every 56 days. Donors lose… July 3, 2024
Donor Deferral Model Evaluates Impact of New Individual Risk Assessment When AIDS emerged in the early 1980s, the risk of acquiring HIV from a transfusion was approximately 1.1%. The U.S…. June 28, 2024
