It is impossible to attain zero risk from blood transfusion, as indeed it is from ... and anaphylactic reactions because of IgA in plasma transfused to IgA-deficient recipients with anti-IgA ...

Published in the journal CHEST®, the American College of Chest Physicians® recently released a new clinical guideline on the ...

Imagine this scenario: you need an urgent blood transfusion, and your brother is present. Thinking it’s safest, you use his ...

Conclusion: Transfusion of RhD-positive blood components to Rh-negative patients ... single donor platelets 8958 units of fresh frozen plasma 549 granulocytes, and 1553 cryoprecipitate units ...

A National Blood Service spokesman said ... But the chances of a patient becoming infected through a transfusion of plasma are very small indeed.' ...

A new expert guideline questions routine use of fresh frozen plasma and platelets in critically ill adults, citing low ...

It’s just a matter of time. Barring other complications, a patient suffering a severe hemorrhage has about 30 minutes to ...

A new study published in the Journal of Perinatology is helping premature babies avoid blood transfusions, thanks to new ...

Less than one week after the program started, emergency blood transfusions in the field by Ventura County Fire Department ...

A case of a patient in her 30s with sickle cell anaemia who developed multiorgan failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS) from acute chest syndrome (ACS) despite a simple red blood cell ...

Texas-based nonprofit Carter BloodCare is now accepting blood donations at its newest fixed location in Burleson.