Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Seronegative and Leukoreduced Blood Transfusion Prevents Transmission of CMV in Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections can cause serious complications and even death in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. In a prospective multicenter study… October 24, 2014
VIDEO: Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion in Subgroups of Patients with Hematologic Diseases Today we will discuss prophylactic platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic diseases. Platelet transfusions have been used for almost 50… October 15, 2014
Lower Transfusion Thresholds do not Harm Septic Shock Patients In an international, multicenter, randomized trial recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers evaluated 998 septic shock… October 10, 2014
VIDEO: New Guidelines for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease Today we’ll be discussing a new set of guidelines for treating patients with sickle cell disease recently published in JAMA… September 30, 2014
AB Blood Group is Associated with Cognitive Impairment In a recent case-controlled study published in Neurology, researchers assessed the relationship between ABO blood group, factor VIII, and the… September 26, 2014
VIDEO: Blood Transfusions Do Not Predispose Prostate Cancer Reoccurrence Today we will be discussing whether blood transfusions predispose patients to prostate cancer reoccurrence after radical prostatectomy. Although blood transfusions… September 14, 2014
AABB and the CDC Outline Guidelines for Laboratory Testing of Patients with Suspected Ebola While the Ebola outbreak continues to plague West Africa, there is concern from hospitals in developed nations about handling potentially… September 12, 2014
Chronic Transfusions Reduce Strokes Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Silent cerebral infarcts occur in approximately one third of children with sickle cell anemia and are associated with lower IQ… September 5, 2014
