Blood Transfusion

Findings from N.R. Priddee and Co-Authors Broaden Understanding of Blood Transfusion

Published in Blood Weekly, January 12th, 2012

2012 JAN 12 -- "Patients with beta-thalassaemia major require life-long blood transfusion with the aim of achieving normal growth and development whilst minimising iron overload. A pre-transfusion Hb between 9.5 and 10 g/dL is thought to achieve this balance," scientists in Manchester, United Kingdom report.

"UK consensus is that fresh blood (less than 14 days) is better at maintaining this target pre-transfusion Hb but there is no firm stipulation in place and no robust evidence supporting this. After introduction of a universal fresh blood policy for adult beta-thalassaemics in 2010, we reviewed locally transfused adult patients to determine if there was...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2012-01-12)

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