22 June 2018 (Friday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert Update

The nice people at “Transfusion Evidence Alert” sent their update today:

Article of the Month (June 2018) Behaviour modification interventions to optimise red blood cell transfusion practices: a systematic review and meta-analysis Soril L J J, Noseworthy T W, et al. BMJ Open 2018 Free Full Text

Selected new publications The effect of initiating intravenous oxytocin infusion before uterine incision on the blood loss during elective cesarean section: a randomized clinical trial Abdelaleem A A, Abbas A M, et al., The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2018 Use of platelet transfusions prior to lumbar punctures or epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of complications in people with thrombocytopenia Estcourt L J,  Malouf R, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Free Full Text Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia Fortin P M, Fisher S A, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Free Full Text Hemostatic efficacy of pathogen-inactivated- versus untreated- platelets: a randomized controlled trial van der Meer P F, Ypma P F, et al. Blood 2018 Comparison of a therapeutic-only versus prophylactic platelet transfusion policy  for people with congenital or acquired bone marrow failure disorders Malouf R, Ashraf A, et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Free Full Text Administration of platelets to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients before open surgery: a prospective, single-blinded, randomised study Lunen T B, Johansson P I, et al. Transfusion Medicine 2018 Avatrombopag before procedures reduces need for platelet transfusion in patients with chronic liver disease and thrombocytopenia Terrault N, Chen Y C, et all. Gastroenterology 2018. Tranexamic acid for hyperacute primary IntraCerebral Haemorrhage (TICH-2): an international randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 superiority trial Sprigg N, Flaherty K, et al. Lancet 2018. Measuring coagulation in burns: an evidence-based systematic review Marsden NJ, Van M, Dean S, et al. Scars, Burns & Healing 2018. Free Full Text