Several strategies have been added to transfusional practice, in an attempt to minimize the problem: leukoreduction, 9 use of ultraviolet irradiated products, 10 dose-dependent platelet transfusion ...

Currently, most transplant center physicians infuse the cell product based solely on clear-script identification of donor and recipient from label and product information, sometimes supplemented by ...

The demand for platelet transfusions is steadily increasing. Platelet concentrates can be obtained either as pooled concentrates from four to six whole-blood donations or as apheresis concentrates ...

Boston, MA — August 15, 2013 — Immunetics, Inc., a leading clinical test provider, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its BacTx ® rapid test for bacteria in apheresis ...

Understand the principles of immunohematology in order to learn the principles involved in the performance of compatibility testing and associated applications including: the importance of the ...

Marisa Marques, M.D., Professor and Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine, attended the American Society for Apheresis annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA, May 4-6 ...

Patients with very low count of white blood cells who have life threatening infections will now have one more option in the city as the facility of granulocyte apheresis transfusion will also be ...

(HealthDay News) — Autologous platelet transfusion 24 or 48 hours after ticagrelor-mediated platelet inhibition has minimal effect, while a small reversing effect is seen for transfusion after ...