"Patients on chemotherapy should not ignore symptoms like fatigue, thinking it's just related to the chemotherapy. The treating physician should be made aware of these symptoms, as this could lead to ...

Objective: To review the pathophysiology of anemia, as well as transfusion-related complications and indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, in critically ill children. Although allogeneic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A liberal vs. restrictive transfusion strategy yielded similar rates of death or MI at 30 days in patients with ...

An international clinical trial led by physician Jeffrey L. Carson, distinguished professor of medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, found that a liberal blood transfusion given to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Significantly more patients who received luspatercept vs. epoetin alfa achieved the study’s primary endpoint of ...

To correct anemia in renal transplant candidates, we transfuse blood. Is it necessary to wait for 2 to 4 weeks posttransfusion before renal transplantation, even if the lymphocyte cross-match is ...

In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can damage bone marrow, lowering red blood cells and platelets. Transfusions replace missing cells to manage anemia or thrombocytopenia. Up to 9 in 10 people with MDS ...