The trend for unvaccinated blood donations raises concerns about patient safety and resource efficiency, emphasizing the need ...

As a transfusion medicine physician, I have encountered increasing requests for blood from Covid-19 unvaccinated donors or directed donations based on personal beliefs. In one case, a patient refused ...

Prehospital transfusion of whole blood does not lower the risk for early death or massive transfusion than standard component ...

Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...

Major trauma kills more than 5,400 people every year in the UK (NHS, 2024). Early blood transfusion at the scene is known to improve survival, but until now, there has been limited large-scale ...

Conflicting observational evidence exists regarding the association between the sex of red-cell donors and mortality among transfusion recipients. Evidence to inform transfusion practice and policy is ...

SGMC Health has launched a prehospital blood transfusion program, which hospital officials say marks a significant ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Doctors may recommend blood transfusions as part of AML treatment. The specific transfusion type and associated risks ...