Early plasma transfusion is believed to improve maternal outcomes in postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) because it could theoretically prevent or treat coagulopathy occurring among women treated for persistent PPH. However, as […]
This study is a retrospective study examining the association between maternal and neonatal outcomes and iron deficiency. While the authors note that the link between iron deficiency and adverse maternal […]
New clinical data support efficacy of fibrinogen concentrate (fibryga®) in treating acquired fibrinogen deficiency and lead to label extension in Europe Fibrinogen replacement is widely accepted as an approach to […]
This is a large database report of the incidence and duration of anaemia in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population over the course of their disease lifetime. The authors conducted […]
Is there a relationship between anaemia and depression in the postpartum period? Certainly perioperative anaemia has been independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality across many different specialities in surgical […]
This important study by McNamara et al. reports on four years of observational data from a large UK hospital and tertiary referral unit, following the introduction of a rotational thromboelastometry-guided […]
This study aims to establish a reliable prevalence estimate of anaemia in patients with different severities of heart failure (HF), and to identify whether the severity of HF and anaemia […]
This study was designed to examine whether tranexamic acid, which is a well-established therapy to reduce postoperative bleeding, is associated with adverse events in patients at high risk for a […]
This study by Padmanabhan et al. is a well-conducted retrospective analysis that confirms that anaemia before cardiac surgery is strongly associated with long-term mortality. The impact of preoperative anaemia seems […]
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the available evidence and practical recommendations on the management of perioperative iron deficiency anaemia. View the on-demand webinar Agenda […]
The authors performed a pilot study comparing topical versus intravenous administration of tranexamic acid. Given the heterogeneity of cardiac surgery patients, the lack of any difference in outcome between the […]
Jackman and colleagues evaluated transfusion-associated microchimerism (TA-MC) in a prospective cohort study of trauma patients. Index samples were collected upon admission, prior to transfusion and at periodical intervals up to […]
In order to elucidate whether data from transfusion trials has impacted current intensive care transfusion management, de Bruin and colleagues performed an online, anonymous, worldwide survey among ICU physicians, evaluating […]
Chaudhury et al. retrospectively analysed the outcomes of 769 consecutive adult patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) (as diagnosed by computed tomography PE protocol) for the 18 months prior to and after initiation […]
In this follow-up of an open-label randomised controlled trial (designed to be pragmatic and applicable to current cancer treatment timelines, and powered to detect a difference in transfusion rates), the […]