Transfusion Medicine
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Three-month response to CAR T-cells looks durable in DLBCL
ATLANTA – A quarter of the patients in the study were infused as outpatients.
From the Journals
ASCO platelet transfusion guidelines updated
Five key recommendations have been updated since the guidelines were first published in 2001.
News
Panel votes against universal blood donor screens for Zika virus
SILVER SPRING, MD – Universal testing of individual blood donations for the presence of Zika virus was unanimously rejected by voting members of...
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Universal paternal Rh screening is cost effective in IVF
SAN ANTONIO – The strategy would save more than $1 million per 100,000 Rh negative pregnancies, if done in IVF populations.
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Restrictive transfusion strategy safe in cardiac surgery
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Using a lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is as safe as the usual 9.5 g/dL.
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Lung injury risk higher with apheresis blood products
Compared with other red blood cell products, those derived from apheresis significantly increased pulmonary cell interleukin-6 and interleukin-8...
From the Journals
Red cell age: No impact on mortality after transfusion
Study supports the current practice of using oldest-available red cells.
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Cold stored platelets control bleeding after complex cardiac surgery
SAN DIEGO – As measured by chest drain output after chest closure, patients who received cold stored platelets had a significantly lower median...
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Citrate reactions seen in 7% of apheresis donations
SAN DIEGO – Prophylactic oral or intravenous calcium supplements can correct decreased ionized calcium levels and manage the symptoms of...
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State regulations for tattoo facilities increased blood donor pools
SAN DIEGO – Accepted donors with tattoos increased 13-fold in California and 3-fold in Arizona after statewide regulations were enacted.
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Still too early to determine impact of 1-year deferral for MSM blood donors
The rates of deferral were evaluated in two 7-month periods before and after the policy change.