Anesthesiology News

Intraoperative PRBC Transfusion Raises Delirium Risk, but Only Above 7.3-g/dL Hemoglobin Threshold

Intraoperative PRBC Transfusion Raises Delirium Risk, but Only Above 7.3-g/dL Hemoglobin Threshold ...
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Restrictive transfusion safe vs. early approach after surgery; cardiac outcomes may differ

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Outcomes from early vs. restrictive transfusion strategies after general or vascular surgery were similar. The ...
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New research supports more liberal blood transfusion approach for heart attack patients

Giving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. The study, published in NEJM Evidence, affirms research conducted in 2023 that ...
Renal & Urology News

Caffeine Impairs Red Blood Cell Metabolism, Transfusion Efficacy

Elevated caffeine linked to increased hemolysis and lower posttransfusion hemoglobin increments. (HealthDay News) — Caffeine may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce transfusion ...
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Efficacy of imetelstat on red blood cell (RBC)-transfusion independence (TI) in the absence of platelet transfusions or myeloid growth factors in IMerge.

Clinical benefit of luspatercept treatment (tx) in transfusion-dependent (TD), erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA)–naive patients (pts) with very low-, low- or intermediate-risk myelodysplastic ...