New Transfusion Rules Restrict Donations from Previously Pregnant Women

New recommendations that restrict women who have previously been pregnant from donating platelets and plasma will have a major impact on the blood supply. The reason is a potentially deadly protein associated with Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, or TRALI. According to the FDA, TRALI is the leading cause of transfusion-related deaths in both male and female patients. Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a leading blood safety company, is helping blood banks and hospitals fill transfusion shortfalls with a new technology that efficiently provides a safe supply of platelets, a life-saving blood product used to aid clotting.

TRALI is a serious pulmonary syndrome which may...

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