Bacterial contamination and transfusion safety: experience in the United States.
Good overview about the bacterial risk in blood transfusion, and the currently discussed methods to reduce this risk. – Volker Kretschmer
Increased rate of infection associated with transfusion of old blood after severe injury.
This is a very important topic. All logical aspects would seem to suggest that stored cellular blood components have an immune suppressive effect. However, it is questionable whether this study […]
Survey of the use of whole blood in current blood transfusion practice.
This survey reflects the current situation in England and North Wales, where the prevailing opinion is that only the use of blood components is state of the art. There is […]