Red blood cells (RBCs) units are the most requested transfusion product worldwide.
Indications for transfusion include symptomatic anaemia, acute sickle cell crisis, and acute …

The article offers information on the management of anaemia and red cell transfusion in
adult critically ill patients. It states that erythropoietin should not be used to treat anaemia in …

Background Fresh red cells may improve outcomes in critically ill patients by enhancing
oxygen delivery while minimizing the risks of toxic effects from cellular changes and the …

Background Some observational studies have reported that transfusion of red-cell units that
have been stored for more than 2 to 3 weeks is associated with serious, even fatal, adverse …

Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD) is a rare complication of blood
transfusion. The clinicolaboratory features of TA-GVHD and the relative contributions of …

Blood banking underpins modern medical care, but blood storage, necessary for testing and
inventory management, reduces the safety and efficacy of individual units of red blood cells …

Two-year-old purpose-bred beagles (n= 24) infected with Staphylococcus aureus
pneumonia were randomized in a blinded fashion for exchange transfusion with either 7-or …

Hemorrhagic shock is both a local and systemic disorder. In the context of systemic effects,
blood loss may lead to levels of reduced oxygen delivery (DO2) sufficient to cause tissue …

BACKGROUND: Erythrocyte cell membranes undergo morphologic changes during storage,
but it is unclear whether these changes are reversible. We assessed erythrocyte cell …

Red blood cells (RBC) storage facilitates the supply of RBC to meet the clinical demand for
transfusion and to avoid wastage. However, RBC storage is associated with adverse …