The
nice people at “Transfusion News” sent their update today, and in a
novel break with tradition there was only really one part of it that was relevant
to me. The physical make-up of the bag containing donor blood isn’t something
over which I have any input, and the management of a network of laboratories is
very interesting… *if* you manage such a network.
Blood Centers Not Ready to Remove the Phthalate DEHP from Blood Bags
 | | February 23, 2022 | | Phthalates
are plasticizers added to many everyday plastic products to increase
its flexibility, transparency, and longevity. However, phthalates are
also endocrine disrupters that have been linked to increased risk of
cancer and reproductive toxicity. Accordingly, the European Union has
banned the use of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in blood storage
bags beginning in May 2025. [Read More] |
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 | | In
this new Transfusion Science Webinar, Benjamin Holmes, Blood
Transfusion Laboratory Manager for Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, UK, will
explain to us how a networked solution and the associated Bio-Rad
software has afforded further benefits to their organization. [Register Now] |
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| February 16, 2022 |
| Patient
blood management programs use a multimodal approach to conserve blood
and simultaneously improve patient outcomes. Transfusion guidelines are
central to blood management, and such guidelines for high-risk surgery
patients, particularly cardiothoracic patients, have recently been
updated for the first time since 2011. [Read More] |
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