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 ...

An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher red blood cell transfusion rates correlated with higher odds for morbidity and mortality among patients ...

Anemia and transfusion of red blood cells are common in patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis, and ...

Concentrated red cells, depleted of all or almost all visible plasma, and then stored at 4°C for as long as 28 days, were administered as therapeutic transfusions. The 24-hour survival was over 70 per ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laboratory evidence and observational studies had suggested a benefit of a male donor strategy. Additional ...

Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up – it could weaken donated blood. A large new study shows caffeine lowers red blood cell quality, making transfusions less effective, especially in ...