Irradiation prevents TA-GHVD, a lethal transfusion complication. But does it really do what you think it does? NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Transfusion-associated Graft-versus-Host Disease (TA-GVHD) is a...
What’s cold is hot again! Here’s how one facility answered all the questions and implemented trauma whole blood in 2018. It feels like pretty much everyone is discussing cold-stored, low-titer, group O whole blood (LTOWB) today. Trauma surgeons hear about...
What if everything we THOUGHT we knew about neonatal platelet transfusion is wrong? NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Neonates are one of the most heavily transfused populations in the hospital. In fact, the more...
The new ASFA Guidelines for therapeutic apheresis treatment are now available. Here’s why you need to get your hands on them today! This month, the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) released a new version of their epic document called “Guidelines on...
Despite “matching,” harmful RBC alloantibodies sickle cell disease patients still happen. Are we doing enough? NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Alloimmunization after red blood cell (RBC) transfusion...
