When someone gives blood, the donation is usually separated into components to use for specific needs. But in some cases, a ...

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, ...

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

Significant bleeding due to traumatic injury is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., with the majority of deaths occurring within six hours. Emerging evidence suggests that the ...

Individuals with hematologic malignancies enroll in hospice care less than patients with other cancers, and lack of access to blood transfusions is likely a key reason why.New survey data indicate ...

Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed. Blood splattered across the ...

You usually won’t find out blood type or subtype until you give blood for the first time. After signing up to donate and ...

Saint Francis Hospital will expand its prehospital whole blood program to a fourth EMS agency, with more than 250 field ...

Diffuse optical techniques have proven to be valuable methods for non-invasively observing blood flow in living subjects. A number of modalities have been developed, with diffuse correlation ...