20 December 2016 (Tuesday) - Transfusion Evidence Library email

The latest email from the Transfusion Evidence Library came in this morning. Much like yesterday’s email it isn’t quite as relevent to me as it might be, but something for nothing is never a bad thing….

Latest Evidence in Transfusion Medicine The effect of a standard whole blood donation on oxygen uptake and exercise capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, et al., Transfusion. 2016   Alternative agents to prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in people with thrombocytopenia due to chronic bone marrow failure: a meta-analysis and systematic review Desborough M, Hadjinicolaou AV, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016;(-10):CD012055   Effect of oxytocin infusion on reducing the blood loss during abdominal myomectomy: a double-blind randomised controlled trial Atashkhoei S, Fakhari S, et al. BJOG : an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2016   How to encourage non-donors to be more willing to donate blood? Testing of binding communication based interventions Fonte D, Blonde J, et al. Transfusion Medicine. 2016 Intravenous iron or placebo for anaemia in the ICU: the IRONMAN multicentre  randomized blinded trial Litton E. Critical Care Medicine. 2016   Topical application of tranexamic acid in anticoagulated patients undergoing minor oral surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical  trials de Vasconcellos SJ, de Santana Santos T, et al. Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. 2016;(-10):CD002042   The effect of fibrinogen concentrate on perioperative bleeding in transurethral resection of the prostate: a double blind placebo-controlled and randomized study Soleimani M, Masoumi N, et al. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2016.   Should we believe in transfusion-associated enterocolitis? Applying a GRADE to the literature Hay S, Zupancic JA, et al. Seminars in Perinatology. 2016   Desmopressin for treatment of platelet dysfunction and reversal of antiplatelet agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Desborough MJ,  Oakland KA., et al. Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis. 2016 Randomized comparison of packed red blood cell-to-fresh frozen plasma transfusion ratio of 4: 1 vs 1: 1 during acute massive burn excision Galganski LA, Greenhalgh DG, et al. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2016