The use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
In this observational study, the authors report their experience with the use of acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery patients. – Philippe Van der Linden This article convincingly shows that […]
Acquired factor VII deficiency in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
This is an interesting and new case report on the occurrence of acquired factor VII deficiency in eight patients following intensive chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation […]
Clinical significance of RBC alloantibodies and autoantibodies in sickle cell patients who received transfusions.
The study shows that transfusion of blood matched for Rh and Kell systems would reduce alloimmunization to 27% and reduce delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction, but would not prevent it. Delayed […]
Iron administration and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients.
This study raises two important questions: First, are the observed adverse events upon high dose iron dextran users due to confounding variables such as comorbidity, or are they true iron […]
Prospective RBC phenotype matching in a stroke-prevention trial in sickle cell anemia: a multicenter transfusion trial.
For a transfusionist from West/North Europe, the results are predictable and the conclusion expectable. In Germany, the prospective RBC phenotype matching in sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, and even in […]