A recent study published in the journal Transfusion found a growing number of patients and parents are requesting blood from ...

The transfusion audit (i.e. clinical audit) is a quality improvement process that seeks to improve patient care and outcomes, through the systematic review of the use of transfused blood components ...

A safe and sustainable blood supply remains elusive for many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health Organization (WHO) considers blood and blood components to be essential ...

University Hospital's prehospital blood transfusion program is the first in the nation to receive accreditation from an ...

Blood donation and transfusion save lives. Unfortunately, there’s also a long history of misinformation and fear around donations. For example, there was a time when blood donation was segregated by ...

Summer is often referred to as “trauma season." It's a time when hospitals see an increase in patients with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening.

EmergyCare launched a prehospital blood transfusion program, receiving its first blood supply from Erie Community Blood Bank ...

Some blood transfusion recipients have reported changes in their mood, behavior and even memories after undergoing the procedure. Researchers from the University of Geneva noted that six of seven ...

Introduction Interest in cold-stored platelets (CSP) has seen a resurgence over the last 20 years, having not been clinically used since the 1980s. A multitude of in vitro studies have reported ...

Monoclonal antibody-based therapies can affect the results of transfusion tests, potentially leading to dangerous misinterpretations of the findings.