Transfusion Medicine
News
FDA approves tests to screen for tickborne parasite in blood supply
The two new tests will screen whole blood and plasma samples.
From the Journals
RA unlikely to be transmitted through blood transfusions
A large survey of blood transfusions shows no association between future development of RA in donors and risk of RA in recipients.
From the Journals
Blood transfusions are dropping in U.S. hospitals
The frequency of red blood cell transfusions declined between 2011 and 2014, but what’s driving the change?
Conference Coverage
Spray-dried plasma inches toward clinical trials
In vitro studies show strong results for spray-dried plasma, which could have implications on the battlefield.
Conference Coverage
Zika RNA persists in blood components after clearance from plasma
Zika RNA can persist in blood components for about up to 3 months.
Conference Coverage
Zika virus testing shows low incidence in donor blood outside of high-infection areas
Several studies show incidence of Zika in donor blood correlated to local incidence of disease.
Conference Coverage
Denmark reinstates ID NAT screening for blood donations
SAN DIEGO – “The Danish government decided not to discontinue NAT because there were almost no savings.”
Conference Coverage
Three-month response to CAR T-cells looks durable in DLBCL
ATLANTA – A quarter of the patients in the study were infused as outpatients.
From the Journals
ASCO platelet transfusion guidelines updated
Five key recommendations have been updated since the guidelines were first published in 2001.
News
Panel votes against universal blood donor screens for Zika virus
SILVER SPRING, MD – Universal testing of individual blood donations for the presence of Zika virus was unanimously rejected by voting members of...
Conference Coverage
Universal paternal Rh screening is cost effective in IVF
SAN ANTONIO – The strategy would save more than $1 million per 100,000 Rh negative pregnancies, if done in IVF populations.