22 June 2020 (Monday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert Update

The nice people at the Transfusion Evidence Alert sent me their missive today. As is so often the case  these days it rather focussed on COVID-19, but free CPD is always good.

Transfusion Evidence Alert: COVID-19 Edition (22 June 2020) The Transfusion Evidence Library provides a comprehensive overview of COVID-19 information relevant for transfusion medicine professionals, selected and reviewed by the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative.

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLE COVID and Coagulation: Bleeding and Thrombotic Manifestations of SARS-CoV2 Infection. Al-Samkari, H., et al. (2020). Blood [record in progress].

TOP ARTICLES Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19. Li, L., et al. (2020). JAMA [record in progress]. Free full text Crucial laboratory parameters in COVID-19 diagnosis and prognosis: an updated meta-analysis. Soraya, G.V., et al. (2020). Medicina Clínica [record in progress]. Free full text Systemic hypoferremia and severity of hypoxemic respiratory failure in COVID-19. Shah, A., et al. (2020).  Critical Care [record in progress]. Early safety indicators of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in 5,000 patients. Joyner, M. J., et al. (2020). The Journal of Clinical Investigation [record in progress].