28 October 2024 (Monday) - Transfusion Evidence Library Update

The nice people at the Transfusion Evidence Alert sent their update today. Some of it was a tad clinical, some a tad specialized, and (again) tranexamic acid features (it does that a lot).

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Afolabi, B.B., et al. (2024). The Lancet. Global Health. PICO Summary available +++++

TOP ARTICLES TC-325 superiority in malignant gastrointestinal bleeding - an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized trials. Alali, A.A., et al. (2024). The American Journal of Gastroenterology. [Record in progress]. Pomalidomide for epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Al-Samkari, H., et al. (2024). The New England Journal of Medicine. The efficacy, safety and effectiveness of hyperoncotic albumin solutions in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bannard-Smith, J., et al. (2024). Journal of the Intensive Care Society. Outcomes of kidney transplantation in highly HLA-sensitized patients treated with intravenous immuno-globulin, plasmapheresis and rituximab: a meta-analysis. Chandramohan, D., et al. (2024). Life. Balancing donor health and plasma collection: a systematic review of the impact of plasmapheresis frequency. D'Aes, T., et al. (2024). Transfusion Medicine Reviews. [Record in progress]. An evaluation of diethylhexyl phthalate free top & bottom in-line blood collection set with a new soft housing filter. Danilova, E., et al. (2024). Transfusion Medicine. [Record in progress]. The cost-effectiveness of preventing, diagnosing, and treating postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review of economic evaluations. Ginnane, J.F., et al. (2024). PLoS Medicine. Efficacy and safety of recombinant human thrombopoietin for the treatment of chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia in children and adolescents: a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial. Ma, J., et al. (2024). British Journal of Haematology. [Record in progress]. Intraoperative tranexamic acid administration in cranial meningioma surgery: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled trials. Vychopen, M., et al. (2024). Frontiers in Oncology.