OBJECTIVE: To determine the most effective, evidence-based approach to the use of platelet transfusions in patients with cancer. OUTCOMES: Outcomes of interest included prevention of morbidity and ...

In their review article, Hunger and Mullighan (Oct. 15 issue) 1 report on the spectacular progress from 1968 through 2009 in survival among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (Figure 1 ...

The UAB Hospital’s Transfusion Services, or Blood Bank, is the largest of the clinical laboratories with 40+ employees working under Lakecia Watkins, laboratory supervisor. They staff the main ...

Donating blood is a way to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September, as ...

Platelet transfusion thresholds in according bleeding risk and the presence of bleeding. WHO = World Health Organization. “In practice, we see all too often [that] prophylactic transfusion of ...

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative blood ...

The increasing availability of platelet transfusions in hospital blood banks has been a development that has improved the management of many hazardous clinical situations. However, the enthusiasm with ...