Washing Older Red Blood Cells Decreases Levels of Iron in Plasma In a randomized trial of canines with Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia (n=6 per group) which were transfused with either 7- or… March 7, 2014
VIDEO: The Present Global Anemia Burden Today we will be discussing the global burden of anemia. Anemia is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells… February 28, 2014
The Odds of Transfusion Increase with Age Although numerous transfusion guidelines do not state that the patient’s age should be a primary consideration in the decision to… February 21, 2014
VIDEO: The Serologic Costs of Blood Transfusions Today we’ll be discussing the costs associated with serologic-testing for antibody-positive patients requiring blood transfusions. In the United States, healthcare… February 14, 2014
AABB Bulletin Highlights Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) The AABB has released Association Bulletin #14-02 that summarizes the literature on the risks of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)… February 7, 2014
VIDEO: Increasing Platelet Storage Duration Currently, apheresis platelets are stored at room temperature and have a shelf life of 5 days which makes them susceptible… January 30, 2014
Allogeneic Platelet Transfusions May Alleviate T-cell Mediated Immune Thrombocytopenia Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder with a complex pathogenesis that appears to be caused by either platelet destruction… January 24, 2014
VIDEO: Transfusion Associated Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients Here is Dr. Sesok-Pizzini who wrote an editorial in the journal Transfusion: “Hyperkalemia with regards to transfusion reactions is when… January 14, 2014
Needle-Free Malaria Detection Researchers from Rice University reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a non-invasive laser-based method to rapidly… January 10, 2014
Red Blood Cell Transfusion Increases Platelet Aggregation in Anemic Patients In the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Silvain and colleagues report that RBC transfusion increased platelet reactivity in… January 3, 2014
