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 | Jul 31, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
This episode comes in two parts, recorded a couple of months apart to reflect what was happening in 2016 with testing for Zika virus. IMPORTANT NOTE: Things have changed pretty dramatically since I recorded the first Zika podcast in July 2016! In August 2016, FDA...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Recovered Plasma Unlicensed plasma product intended for further manufacture (into injectable or non-injectable products). Units of whole blood-derived FFP or PF24, if not needed for transfusion, may be re-labeled as recovered plasma and sold to manufacturers...
by Joe Chaffin | Aug 30, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Plasma transfusion is not as easy as it sounds! Over half of transfusions have been shown to be unnecessary, and Jeannie Callum can help change how you think about transfusing plasma. Numerous studies and audits have shown that plasma transfusion is not really done...
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...
