22 July 2025 (Tuesday) - Transfusion Evidence Library Update

The Transfusion Evidence Update arrived in my in-box today. Reviews of transfusion strategies in cases of brain injury and PPH, platelet transfusion, and tick-bourne conditions…

All useful stuff.

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

A randomized trial of acute normovolemic hemodilution in cardiac surgery.
Monaco, F., et al. (2025). The New England Journal of Medicine. [Record in progress].
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TOP ARTICLES

Pre-emptive TIPS for gastric variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis (GAVAPROSEC): an open-label randomised clinical trial.
Cervoni, J.P., et al. (2025). The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

Comparison of intravenous carbetocin (100 Mcg) and intravenous oxytocin (10 IU) for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage following emergency cesarean section.
Chowdary, V.K., et al. (2025). Cureus.

Oxidative stress markers and tissue iron overload after 12-months vitamin E supplementation for children with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia on different iron chelators: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
ElLaboudy, M.A., et al. (2025). Clinical Nutrition.

Efficacy and safety of hetrombopag versus thrombopoietin in promoting platelet engraftment after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial.
Feng, Y., et al. (2025). American Journal of Hematology. [Record in progress].

The clinical use of platelet transfusions: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on behalf of the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines.
Jug, R., et al. (2025). Transfusion.

Seroprevalence of tick-borne infections in blood donors in Europe: a systematic review.
Mathys, S., et al. (2025). New Microbes and New Infections.

Postoperative 20% albumin infusion and acute kidney injury in high-risk cardiac surgery patients: the ALBICS AKI randomized clinical trial.
Shehabi, Y., et al. (2025). JAMA Surgery. [Record in progress].

Liberal vs restrictive transfusion strategy for acute brain injury: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Tsai, W.W., et al. (2025). Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine. [Record in progress].

Effects of combinations of diagnostic and treatment strategies for postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis.
Yunas, I., et al. (2025). The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

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