Thalidomide Reduces Bleeding and Blood Transfusions in Patients with Small-Intestinal Angiodysplasia Small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), characterized by vascular malformation in the GI tract, is the most common cause of recurrent bleeding in… December 27, 2023
Variability of Blood Donor Incentives Globally Although the WHO recommends that blood collection establishments (BCEs) rely on voluntary, non-remunerated donations, a new study recently published by… December 20, 2023
Safety of Platelet and Plasma Transfusions in the COVID-19 Era By September 2022, 96% of U.S. blood donors had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 due to infection and/or vaccination. Some patient advocacy… December 13, 2023
Darbepoetin Alfa Reduces RBC Transfusions in Infants with HDFN Treated with Intrauterine Transfusions Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is a severe disorder caused by maternal antibodies against fetal RBC antigens… December 6, 2023
Novel Technology-Enabled Personalized Nomogram Increases Plasma Yield from Donations Beginning in 1992, the U.S. has used a standard weight-based nomogram to guide appropriate plasma collection targets—15% to 42% of… November 29, 2023
Frequent Platelet Donation and Risk for T-cell Lymphopenia In the United States, over 90% of platelets are collected by plateletpheresis, and donors may give platelets up to 24… November 22, 2023
Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Thresholds for Patients with Myocardial Infarctions While restrictive transfusion thresholds are beneficial for most patients and reduce blood use by 50%, but transfusion guidelines state there… November 15, 2023
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Reduces Mortality for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome COVID-19 mortality among patients in the intensive care unit receiving mechanical ventilation is around 45%, and little data exists on… November 8, 2023
Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Reduce Transfusion Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often have multiple blood draws daily, which typically amount to approximately one… November 1, 2023
High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage after Trauma Worldwide, hemorrhage contributes to at least half of the 4.4 million trauma deaths annually. Recent studies have found that either… October 25, 2023
