23 September 2020 (Wednesday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert Update

The nice people at the Transfusion Evidence Alert sent their update today. Still very much focussed on COVID-19, but something for nothing is always worth having…

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLE Effect of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Lymphopenia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Cheng, L. L., et al. (2020). Jama Internal Medicine.

TOP ARTICLES Prognostic significance of hemoglobin level and autoimmune hemolytic anemia in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Algassim, A. A., et al. (2020). Annals of Hematology. SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Avidity Responses in COVID-19 Patients and Convalescent Plasma Donors. Benner, S. E., et al. (2020). The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality in hematologic patients affected By COVID-19. Cattaneo, C., et al. (2020). Cancer. Thrombocytopenia Is Associated with COVID-19 Severity and Outcome: An Updated Meta-Analysis of 5637 Patients with Multiple Outcomes. Zong, X., et al. (2020). Laboratory Medicine.