An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has updated its clinical practice guidelines on patient blood management for those undergoing cardiac surgery. The new recommendations, which were produced in ...

(HealthDay News) — Recommendations have been developed by the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) for prophylactic platelet transfusion. The clinical practice guideline was ...

Objective: To review the pathophysiology of anemia, as well as transfusion-related complications and indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, in critically ill children. Although allogeneic ...

A new three-part Lancet Serieson transfusion medicine looks at the effect of the new approach of patient blood management on the use of blood products, transfusion-free alternatives, and better ways ...

Underuse of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) and ESA hyporesponsiveness are 2 important reasons for red blood cell transfusion, according to a recent review. It is difficult to avoid the use of ...

Four leading medical specialty societies released a new clinical practice guideline today that includes recommendations for reducing blood loss during heart surgery and improving patient outcomes. The ...