To help ensure the accuracy of our findings, we conducted our study in a highly specialized oncology service. We introduced a questionnaire (see Table 1), jointly designed by the nursing staff and the ...

Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center’s hemovigilance unit was born from a blood transfusion-related event that led to a patient’s death in 2019. Kimberly Klein, MD, medical director of the unit, ...

Acute immune intravascular hemolysis can also represent a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction. This is a consideration in this case, because the patient received 2 units of red cells 2 weeks before ...

Blood transfusion, which are usually life-saving procedures, can become life-threatening if they trigger an allergic reaction. However, the mechanisms behind allergic transfusion reactions are not ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Doctors may recommend blood transfusions as part of AML treatment. The specific transfusion type and associated risks ...

Blood transfusion, which are usually life-saving procedures, can become life-threatening if they trigger an allergic reaction. However, the mechanisms behind allergic transfusion reactions are not ...

Why is the MATIC-2 Trial being conducted? Trauma is the leading cause of death in children. There have been no large-scale clinical trials to guide the best way to resuscitate children with ...