16 July 2018 (Monday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert

The Transfusion Evidence alert people sent their update today. Loads of information. The articles on fibrinogen concentrates and sickle cell rather caught my eye…

Article of the Month (July 2018) Early fibrinogen concentrate therapy for major haemorrhage in trauma (E-FIT 1): results from a UK multi-centre, randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial Curry N, Foley C, et al. Critical Care 2018 Free Full Text

Selected new publications Rapid push vs pump-infused subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment: a randomized crossover study of quality of life in primary immunodeficiency patients Bienvenu B, Cozon G, et al., Journal of Clinical Immunology 2018 Free Full Text The erythrocyte alloimmunisation in patients with sickle cell anaemia: a systematic review da Cunha Gomes E G, Machado L A F, et al. Transfusion Medicine 2018 The efficacy of tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis Fillingham Y A, Ramkumar D B, et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty 2018 Prophylactic angiographic embolisation after endoscopic control of bleeding to high-risk peptic ulcers: a randomised controlled trial Lau J Y W, Pittayanon R, et al. Gut 2018 Fibrinogen concentrate in cardiovascular surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Li J Y, Gong J, et al. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2018 Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units Toews I, George A T, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Full Text Clinical trials evaluating red blood cell transfusion thresholds: An updated systematic review and with additional focus on patients with cardiovascular disease Carson J L, Stanworth S J, et all. American Heart Journal 2018. Benefits of the tranexamic acid in head trauma with no extracranial bleeding: a prospective follow-up of 180 patients Chakroun-Walha O, Samet A, et al. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2018. Quality of evidence-based guidelines for transfusion of red blood cells and plasma: a systematic review Pavenski K, Stanworth S, et al. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2018. Intravenous versus topical tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty: both effective in a randomized clinical trial of 640 patients Abdel M P, Chalmers B P, et al. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2018

Stem Cell Evidence Alert: Top 10 articles July 2018 Are you interested in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation? Click here for the Stem Cell Evidence Alert (July 2018 edition).