Transfusion Medicine
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Increased death rate with platelets for aspirin/clopidogrel GI bleed
Patients with normal platelet counts who have a GI bleed while on antiplatelets were almost six times more likely to die in the hospital if they...
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Mixed findings on iron repletion in HF
NEW ORLEANS – Oral iron replacement shown ineffective; intravenous iron promising.
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HCT survivors experience high rates of late respiratory and infectious complications
Cancer survivors who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) face a greater risk for hospitalizations and mortality, compared with...
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More restrictive hemoglobin threshold recommended for transfusion
New guidelines on red blood cell blood transfusion recommend a restrictive threshold in which transfusion is not indicated until the hemoglobin...
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Donor NK cells elicited complete remissions in four of nine AML patients
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Is stem-cell transplant curative for HIV infection?
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – It doesn’t appear to be necessary to use donor stem cells that are homozygous for the CCR5 delta32 mutation to achieve...
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New IDSA aspergillosis guidelines endorse galactomannan for diagnosis
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Sex-mismatched RBCs associated with increased mortality after cardiac surgery
Key clinical point: Transfusion of sex-mismatched and non–leukocyte depleted PRBCs may impact survival after cardiac surgery. Major finding:...
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Cord blood cell infusions reduce cGVHD incidence
Key clinical point: Mesenchymal stromal cell infusions may reduce risk of chronic graft-versus-host disease following allogeneic stem cell...
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FDA places CAR-T cell trial on hold following patient deaths
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Pathogen-reduced blood may cut transfusion-transmitted malaria
A method for reducing pathogens present in whole blood used for transfusions may reduce the incidence of malaria transmission, and also provide...