New clinical practice guidelines from the AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) say that in most hemodynamically stable hospitalized adults, transfused red blood cells (RBCs ...

The transfusion of blood and blood components is a critical element for the delivery of a healthcare service to patients. Tools to help improve the safety of the blood supply of a country include: (i) ...

All hospitals in the Trinity Health network have applied the new national recommendations developed by The Joint Commission and the American Medical Association -- convened Physician Consortium of ...

An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could ...

The AABB releases guidelines on red blood cell transfusions The AABB evaluated studies that examined hemoglobin thresholds for red blood cell transfusion and red blood cell storage duration. The ...

Of 31 physicians approached, 90% participated. The mean knowledge score was 5.3 (median, 5.5), and 32% correctly answered at least seven of 10 questions. Almost all (96%) understood the importance of ...