In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, ...

Background: Minor adverse reactions following transfusion of blood components to cancer patients are not uncommon. Reporting these minor reactions to the transfusion service needs a careful evaluation ...

Doctors have called for an urgent review of transfusion policies after a UK-wide study of 221 hospitals found that patients admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) are more than ...

Cross-circulation was performed without anticoagulants through silastic-Teflon arteriovenous forearm cannulas, 7 which were interconnected artery to vein during cross-circulation by an 80-cm. length ...

GROSS bleeding is a frequent and major complication in patients with acute leukemia. The etiology of this bleeding is closely related to thrombocytopenia, 1 although other coagulation abnormalities ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A liberal vs. restrictive transfusion strategy yielded similar rates of death or MI at 30 days in patients with ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—Transfusion therapy in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) is safe and improves or stabilizes critical laboratory markers, decreases serious sickle cell anemia-related adverse events, ...

ACG: Death Rate From Upper GI Bleeding Decreasing For patients with severe acute gastrointestinal bleeding, a restrictive transfusion approach is safe and effective compared with a liberal approach.

A more liberal transfusion strategy for patients with acute MI and anemia does not improve quality of life when compared with a more restrictive approach, according to an analysis of the MINT trial.