25 April 2023 (Tuesday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert Update

Last week I whinged about being overloaded with information. Sadly the Transfusion Evidence Alert does much the same thing, but the format is much easier to glance at, and anything seemingly interesting is so much more obvious.

Different formats of iron delivery, even more talk of whole blood… 

 

TOP ARTICLES

Extracorporeal photopheresis as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis: a randomized controlled trial: prophylactic extracorporeal photopheresis to prevent graft-versus-host disease.
Ali, M.M., et al. (2023). Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. [Record in progress].

Randomized controlled trial comparing ferrous sulfate and iron sucrose in iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy.
Chauhan, N., et al. (2023). Cureus.

Routine versus on-demand blood sampling in critically ill patients: a systematic review.
Hjortso, C.J.S., et al. (2023). Critical Care Medicine. [Record in progress].

An individualized red blood cell transfusion strategy using pediatric perioperative-transfusion-trigger score reduced perioperative blood exposure for children: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Luo, Z., et al. (2023). Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management.

Outcomes of transfusion with whole blood, component therapy, or both in adult civilian trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ngatuvai, M., et al. (2023). The Journal of Surgical Research.

Deferoxamine in intracerebral hemorrhage: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sun, T., et al. (2023). Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Ferric carboxymaltose infusion versus oral iron supplementation for preoperative iron deficiency anaemia in patients with colorectal cancer (FIT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial.
Talboom, K., et al. (2023). The Lancet. Haematology.

Comparative efficacy and safety of different hemostatic medications during spinal surgery: a network meta-analysis.
Tan, H., et al. (2023). Medicine.

Pegcetacoplan controls hemolysis in complement inhibitor-naive patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Wong, R.S.M., et al. (2023). Blood Advances. [Record in progress].

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH Efficacy and safety of early administration of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate in patients with trauma at risk of massive transfusion: The PROCOAG randomized clinical trial. Bouzat, P., et al. (2023). JAMA. [Record in progress]. PICO Summary available +++++