The nice
people at Transfusion News are usually good for useful updates, and today was
no exception.
The quality
of blood stored for transfusions…
Tranexamic
acid…
I’m always
grateful for their missives.
RBCs with “Storage Lesions” Are Rapidly Cleared From Circulation and Impact Transfusion Recovery |
 May 12, 2021
The
ability to store red blood cells (RBC) up to 42 days ensures a stable
blood supply, and several randomized controlled trials have not found
differences in mortality with older RBCs. However, storage lesions, a
term used to describe the morphological and physiological alterations
RBCs acquire during storage, are highly variable among donors and may be
clinically significant. [Read More]
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Tranexamic Acid To Reduce Blood Loss after Cesarean Delivery |
 May 5, 2021
Tranexamic
acid is a common antifibrinolytic drug used to prevent blood loss
during surgeries and treat heavy menstrual cycles. Several small studies
suggest that tranexamic acid may also help reduce blood loss after
cesarean deliveries. In order to determine if tranexamic acid, in
addition to the standard prophylactic uterotonic drug, would help reduce
postpartum hemorrhage [Read More]
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