The nice
people at Transfusion News sent their update today. It seems an age since I
last had one?
RBC Transfusions Reduce Fatigability in Hospitalized Patients with Anemia
 | | December 1, 2020 | | In
order to determine if red blood cell (RBC) transfusions improve quality
of life for hospitalized patients with anemia, researchers from The
University of Chicago interviewed 350 hospitalized general medicine
patients with anemia for self-reported measures of physical function,
fatigue, and fatigability two times —when hemoglobin levels dropped
below 10 g/dL during hospitalization and 7 days post-discharge. [Read More] |
|
 | | In
this Transfusion Science Webinar, Malcolm Needs, CSci, FIBMS, FBBTS,
will tell us how Electronic Issue has become a matter of course in Blood
Transfusion over the years. Its implementation in the blood banks has
brought many benefits allowing a safe and rapid provision of Red Blood
Cell (RBC) Units. [Register Now] |
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| November 25, 2020 |
| As
of late July 2020, only 3% of recorded deaths due to COVID-19 have
occurred in Africa despite being home to 17% of the world’s population.
In order to gain a better understanding of the spread of the virus in
Kenya, researchers screened 3,098 blood donations between April 30 and
June 16, 2020 for anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. [Read More] |
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