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 ...

When hemoglobin concentration is less than 10g/dL, liberal red blood cell transfusion strategy is suggested. HealthDay News — A liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy is suggested for ...

Red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) are life-saving treatments for critically ill patients suffering from anemia, a condition where the body lacks enough healthy red blood cells to deliver oxygen ...

Elevated caffeine linked to increased hemolysis and lower posttransfusion hemoglobin increments. (HealthDay News) — Caffeine may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce transfusion ...

Red blood cell exchange transfusion (ET) resulted in a fivefold reduction in the risk for in-hospital death or readmission in patients hospitalized with severe babesiosis, based on data from a new ...

ORLANDO -- A hospital policy to increase the use of perioperative tranexamic acid (TXA) reduced blood transfusions during major noncardiac surgeries with no apparent impact on clotting events, a ...

Diffuse optical techniques have proven to be valuable methods for non-invasively observing blood flow in living subjects. A number of modalities have been developed, with diffuse correlation ...

Changing clinical thresholds for the single leading reason for blood transfusions could safely produce significant savings for the NHS, according to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) research published ...

Share on Pinterest Could lab-grown blood fill an important gap in blood availability? Image credit: Frank Molter/picture alliance via Getty Images. Blood plays a vital role in the health of the body, ...