Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Red cell antibodies should be simple, right? Not always, and the Mighty Monocyte Monolayer Assay may show the way! Usually, when a transfusion service or reference laboratory identifies a red cell antibody like...
Platelet transfusions are life-saving in many situations, but what do you do when they might NOT be helpful? Platelets have been used to save the lives of patients with low platelet counts for decades. For the most part, they are considered a safe and effective means...
What’s new with Low-titer Group O Whole Blood? Dr. Mark Yazer returns to give us the latest. In 2017, Dr. Mark Yazer appeared on this podcast to discuss the burgeoning interest in “Low-titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)” for massive transfusions,...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! An expert panel’s 6-year-old recommendations on RHD genotyping are not quite being used as intended. Let’s learn how we can do better! Despite guidance in a 2015 publication from international experts in...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Transfusion reactions that involve the lungs and heart cause major problems; in fact, such reactions are the most common cause of transfusion-associated death! I believe that recognizing, treating, and of course,...
