There are perhaps two main areas that can contribute to 'risk' in terms of transfusion-transmitted infection: first, the risk of not identifying those transmissible infectious agents present in the ...

When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood ...

Objective: To review the pathophysiology of anemia, as well as transfusion-related complications and indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, in critically ill children. Although allogeneic ...

Patients who receive a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy experience a lower risk of healthcare-associated infections than patients who receive a liberal red blood cell transfusion ...

Severe bleeding is one of the most common and preventable causes of death after traumatic injury, yet currently available ...

Blood transfusion is an indispensable component of modern medical care, providing life‐saving support for a diverse array of clinical conditions. With an ever‐increasing demand driven by an ageing ...

Plainfield Fire Territory is the first agency in Hendricks County and the 12th in Indiana with a pre-hospital blood ...

According to results from the IMerge trial, 2 39.8% of patients treated with imetelstat achieved 8 weeks of transfusion independence compared with 15.0% of patients treated with placebo. Respondents ...