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Restrictive transfusion strategy should be standard after HSCT, doc says
Photo from UAB Hospital SAN DIEGO—Results of the phase 3 TRIST study support the use of a restrictive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy...
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Blood products unharmed by drone trips
products attached to a S900-model drone. Photo courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine A proof-of-concept study suggests that large bags of blood...
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Sex-discordant transfusions don’t increase death risk
Photo by Elise Amendola There is no association between sex-discordant blood transfusions and the risk of death after cardiac surgery, according...
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Improving cryopreservation of RBCs
Photo from UAB Hospital A class of small-molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors could improve the cryopreservation of red blood cells (RBCs)...
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Treating RBCs with NO may make them safer
Sheep Experiment Station Research conducted in sheep indicates that pretreating red blood cells (RBCs) with nitric oxide (NO) may make it safer...
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Tranexamic acid safely reduces need for transfusion, study suggests
Photo by Piotr Bodzek Results of a large study suggest that tranexamic acid can reduce the need for blood transfusion without increasing the risk...
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FDA approves blood screening assay
Photo by Daniel Gay The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the blood screening assay cobas® MPX for use on the cobas® 6800 and 8800...
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Test approved to screen donated blood for sickle cell trait
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved use of the PreciseType HEA test to screen blood donors for sickle cell trait (SCT). The...
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Age of blood doesn’t affect risk of death, study shows
Photo by Elise Amendola Results of a large, international study suggest the risk of death after transfusion is not significantly affected by the...
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FDA clears analyzer for high-volume transfusion labs
Photo courtesy of PR Newswire and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics The US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for ORTHO VISION®...
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‘Fresher’ RBCs no safer than standard RBCs, AABB says
Photo courtesy of UAB Hospital AABB has released new guidelines on when to perform red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and the optimal duration of...