Tag: Blood Disorders
Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
Organization has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals
Septic Shock Linked to Mortality in Hematologic Malignancies
Mortality rate increases with increasing sequential organ failure assessment score on admission, respiratory failure, maximum lactate level
Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
Easing the rules would result in a 2 to 4 percent increase -- 345,400 to 615,300 more pints of blood -- in the nation's annual blood supply
Red Cross Says U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Level
People who have received COVID-19 vaccines can donate blood and platelets as long as they are symptom-free
Higher Serum Iron May Up Liver Cancer Risk in NAFLD Patients
Increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma also seen with higher transferrin saturation levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Patient Blood Management Program May Reduce Use of Transfusions
Absolute risk reduction of 6 percent seen for transfusions in hospitalized adults after implementation of PBM at large academic medical center
Blood Shortages Causing Surgery Delays Across the United States
Some U.S. blood centers have only a one-day supply
Many Youth With Blood Cancers Receive Intensive End-of-Life Care
Influencing factors include hospital size, insurance type, geographic region
Familial Hereditary Risk Seen for Hematologic Cancers
Findings based on large study of twins, which showed risk is higher if twin has a hematologic cancer
