Expert Panel Stresses Need for Prehospital Blood To Prevent Deaths

The military has learned that when personnel are bleeding out, the availability of transfusable blood often makes ...

JANUARY 20, 2025

Blood Conservation Strategy Improves Outcomes in Cardiac Surgical Patients

New research has found that implementing a set of institutional blood conservation guidelines yields a variety of ...

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Perioperative Blood Management Strategies: An Update and Review

The implementation of patient blood management programs requires a multidisciplinary approach and should constitute ...

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Whole Blood Resuscitation in Trauma Found Highly Cost-Effective

Recent studies have shown that the use of whole blood for resuscitation has safety, efficacy and survival benefits ...

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Blood Management Program Yields Significant Cost Savings, Comparable Patient Outcomes

Implementing a comprehensive patient blood management program can bring profound financial benefits without harming ...

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Surgical Blood Product Ordering: A Data-Driven Approach

Patient blood management programs have contributed to a reduction in red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the ...

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Factor and Fibrinogen Products May Help Some Patients Avoid Allogeneic Blood Products for Cardiac Surgeries

Nonsurgical coagulopathy can be managed safely and effectively with various combinations of factor concentrates and ...

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Blood Product Costs Lowered by Management Programs

New research shows the importance of focusing on platelets and fresh frozen plasma in patient blood management ...

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In Cancer Patients, Tranexamic Acid Prophylaxis Does Not Reduce Bleeding Risk

Commonly used to reduce bleeding in patients with hematologic malignancies and severe thrombocytopenia, tranexamic ...

MARCH 28, 2021

Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedules Reduce Costs

Montreal—Adherence to a data-driven schedule for prostatectomies could reduce blood orders and costs.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

No Difference in Morbidity or Mortality for Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Policies

Montreal—A restrictive transfusion strategy does not have a significant impact on either morbidity or ...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Dedicated IV for Packed Red Blood Cells Found Unnecessary

Montreal—Common hospital policies that mandate the administration of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) through a ...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019