21 November 2016 (Monday) - Transfusion Evidence email

The Transfusion Evidence email came in this morning Ten rather interesting links to peruse at leisure later…

Latest Evidence in Transfusion Medicine 1) Intravenous iron or placebo for anaemia in intensive care: the IRONMAN multicentre randomized blinded trial : a randomized trial of IV iron in critical  illness Inati A ; Kahale M, et al., Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016   2) Long-term outcomes in patients with septic shock transfused at a lower versus a higher haemoglobin threshold: the TRISS randomised, multicentre clinical trial Lakkaraja M ; Jin JC, et al. Transfusion. 2016   3) Allogeneic blood transfusion is a significant risk factor for surgical-site infection following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis Keir A ; Pal S, et al. Transfusion. 2016   4) Iron supplementation to treat anaemia in adult critical care patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Zhang H ; Zhang P, et al. Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej = Advances in Interventional Cardiology. 2016;12(-3):247-53 5) A systematic review on the rotational thrombelastometry (ROTEM(R)) values for the diagnosis of coagulopathy, prediction and guidance of blood transfusion and prediction of mortality in trauma patients Kwon S ; Lew S, et al. The Journal of Surgical Research. 2016;205(-2):499-509   6) Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion Karkouti K ; Callum J, et al. Circulation. 2016   7) Topical versus intravenous administration of tranexamic acid in primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Ray I ; Bhattacharya R, et al. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India. 2016;66((Suppl 1)):347-52   8) Effect of short-term vs. long-term blood storage on mortality after transfusion Hall DP ; Estcourt LJ, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016;(-9):CD011756   9) Tranexamic acid in patients undergoing coronary-artery surgery Moore C ; Bolton T., et al. Trials. 2016;17(-1):458 10) A randomized trial to evaluate the use of text messaging, letter, and telephone call reminders to improve return of blood donors with reactive serologic tests McNicol ED ; Tzortzopoulou A, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016;(-9):CD006883