News articles tagged with 'transfusion'
New guideline from ASH and ASCO recommends caution regarding ESA use in cancer patients
— 27 Oct 2010 10:54 | HealthAn updated joint guideline by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) advises physicians about the appropriate use of erythropoiesis-stimulating…
Transfusion rates vary extremely in cardiac bypass surgery
— 13 Oct 2010 16:18 | HealthTransfusion rates for blood products used in a common heart surgery range from no patients to nearly all patients, and vary by hospital, according to findings from a group of researchers…
Reducing blood transfusions improves patient safety and cuts costs
— 8 Oct 2010 14:21 | HealthA Loyola University Hospital study has demonstrated how the hospital has improved patient safety and cut costs by reducing the number of blood transfusions…
Blood transfusions should not go ahead without informed consent
— 25 Aug 2010 10:32 | HealthTwo legal experts argue on bmj.com today that informed consent should be obtained from competent patients before blood transfusions takes place…
Filtering donor blood reduces heart, lung complications
— 23 Jun 2010 13:25 | HealthResearchers at the University of Rochester Medical Centre (URMC) have discovered yet another reason to filter the foreign white cells from donor blood: The resulting blood product is…
Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer and bone-marrow transplantation patients
— 17 Mar 2010 15:15 | HealthPhysicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research…
Restrictions on female plasma may not be warranted
— 13 Feb 2010 20:41 | HealthThree years after the U.S. blood banking industry issued recommendations that discourage transfusing plasma from female donors because of a potential antibody reaction, Duke University…
Groundbreaking research shows platelets can reproduce in circulation
— 27 Jan 2010 12:19 | HealthUniversity of Utah researchers led an international team of scientists that is the first to report on the previously undescribed ability of platelets to reproduce themselves in the…
Study highlights implications of influenza pandemics on blood supplies
— 9 Dec 2009 09:47 | HealthA German research team has examined data on supply and demand for blood transfusions against a computer simulation of an influenza pandemic, and discovered that a severe pandemic scenario…
Better blood screening process needed to prevent babesiosis transmission
— 21 Oct 2009 11:17 | HealthBabesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Babesia lives inside of red blood cells, meaning it…