by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Xenotransplantation According to the official document from 2001, (“PHS Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation,” www.fda.gov), xenotransplantation is “the use of live animal cells, tissues and organs in the treatment...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 10, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
Here’s what we thought we knew: IgA deficiency leads to anaphylactic transfusion reactions. Jerry Sandler says, “not so fast!” In 1968, the authors of an article in Lancet described a new phenomenon: Anaphylactic transfusion reactions in patients who...
by Joe Chaffin | May 4, 2020 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic |
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, does convalescent plasma from recovered patients offer fresh hope for those who are critically ill? In the last few months, a new coronavirus called “SARS-CoV-2” has infected millions around the world. While the...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 27, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology |
“Why are blood bankers so compulsive?” “What does that darn ‘3 day rule’ mean?” Sue Johnson answers these questions and more in part 1 of our interview on Pretransfusion Testing. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode...
by Joe Chaffin | Dec 12, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
“To transfuse, or not to transfuse?” Jeff Carson is lead author of the 2016 AABB RBC Transfusion Threshold Guidelines, and he has terrific insights into how we should be making transfusion decisions. Dr. Jeff Carson from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical...
