12 June 2023 (Monday) - Transfusion News Update

 

The Transfusion News update came today… perhaps a tad too American in its outlook for me? But it is all good stuff…

Expanding U.S. Platelet Supply Needed

June 7, 2023 About 2.5 million units of platelets are transfused each year in the U.S., and data from the National Blood Collection and Utilization survey show a 16% increase in platelet transfusions and a 2% decrease in collections between 2017 and 2019. In 2019, approximately 40% of U.S. hospitals indicated that they routinely had platelet supply issues causing delays in surgeries and transfusions. [Read more]

Randomized Trial of Platelet Transfusions and Risk of Bleeding before CVC Placement

May 31, 2023 About 18% of all hospitalized patients require central venous catheters (CVC) and is even more common on hematology wards and intensive care units (ICU) where patients often have thrombocytopenia. The AABB clinical practice guideline provides a weak recommendation that a minimum platelet count of 20,000 per cubic millimeter is needed before CVC placement. [Read more]