An increasing number of patients are requesting “unvaccinated” blood for transfusions, which can delay care and pose risks to ...
As a transfusion medicine physician, I have encountered increasing requests for blood from Covid-19 unvaccinated donors or directed donations based on personal beliefs. In one case, a patient refused ...
The trend for unvaccinated blood donations raises concerns about patient safety and resource efficiency, emphasizing the need ...
More and more ambulances carry blood when responding to trauma scenes. Officials say transfusions before patients arrive at the hospital will save lives.
A new international study published in eClinicalMedicine has mapped global blood transfusion practices for life-threatening abdominal injuries, highlighting significant variation in care worldwide and ...
Logistical advantages and safety aside, whole-blood transfusion offered no clinical improvement for the treatment of life-threatening hemorrhage in the prehospital setting, the randomized SWiFT trial ...