17 March 2023 (Friday) - Transfusion News Update

The nice people at Transfusion News sent their update today. Whilst more relevant to me than yesterday’s missive, it is still a tad vague…

Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Reduces Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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March 15, 2023
Approximately one to two million cardiac surgery operations are performed worldwide each year accounting for about 80% of all surgical blood use. Recently, patient blood management guidelines endorse acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) for use during cardiac surgery in which part of the patient’s blood is removed and replaced with IV fluid prior to or during the surgery. [Read More]
 
 
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Directed Donations, Vaccines & Blood Safety
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Join Transfusion News Associate Editors Daniela Hermelin and Monica Pagano on Twitter Space this Friday March 17 at 10:30 AM ET for a #Blooducation Baristas live event. They will be joined by Dan Waxman and Kirsten Alcorn to discuss the topic of directed donations and Covid-19 vaccinated donors, blood safety and patient autonomy. [Set a reminder to join us]
 
Gene Therapy Phase 3 Study Results for Hemophilia B
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March 8, 2023
Hemophilia B is a rare, X-linked bleeding disorder caused by partial or complete deficiency of clotting factor IX. Currently, the standard of care for these patients is prophylactic intravenous factor IX injections. New results for a phase 3 adeno-associated viral (AAV) gene therapy treatment, however, were recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. [Read More]

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