The nice
people from Transfusion News sent their update today. Carrying on from my
previous ranting (!), this is useful and informative stuff… and I get it
for free.
Individualized Behavior-Based MSM Donor Eligibility Would Increase Pool of Potential Donors
 | | October 12, 2022 | | In
order to reduce the risk of blood transfusion-associated HIV
transmission during the window period between exposure and detectability
among donors, most countries either permanently or temporarily defer
gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). [Read More] |
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 | | In
this new Transfusion Science Webinar, Karina Yazdanbakhsh, PhD, will
discuss our current understanding of hemolytic transfusion reactions
(HTR) in patients with sickle cell disease, with a focus on potential
pathophysiologic mechanisms, recommended approaches to managing HTR, and
strategies to prevent the development of HTR. [Register Now] |
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 | | October 6, 2022 | | While
plasma from female donors increases the risk of transfusion-related
acute lung injury (TRALI), observational studies have had conflicting
results on the effect of donor sex on RBC transfusion recipient outcome.
In order to better understand the effect of donor sex on transfusion
recipient mortality, researchers in Denmark evaluated data from the
Danish Capital Region Blood Bank Transfusion Database to emulate several
hypothetical randomized trials. [Read More] |
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