OBJECTIVE: To determine the most effective, evidence-based approach to the use of platelet transfusions in patients with cancer. OUTCOMES: Outcomes of interest included prevention of morbidity and ...

Platelet transfusion thresholds in according bleeding risk and the presence of bleeding. WHO = World Health Organization. “In practice, we see all too often [that] prophylactic transfusion of ...

A preliminary study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests a possible explanation for the biological process responsible for inducing fever and related symptoms after the transfusion of ...

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative blood ...

Differences in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients With Cancer Six Months Before Death All premenopausal patients who underwent first HSCT from June 2016 to January 2022 were included in ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitrix Bio today announced a preview paper discussing recently discovered blood components called "Mitlets," small vesicles containing mitochondria, ejected by ...

A trial from England tested whether prehospital transfusion of 2 units of whole blood would be superior versus separated blood components for major traumatic hemorrhage. There was no difference ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with severe thrombocytopenia who did not receive prophylactic transfusion before catheter placement had ...

Blood transfusions are an essential component of modern medicine. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion, and the importance of this life saving procedure has ...