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 | 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...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 10, 2016
Glossary Closed System A closed system, in blood banking, is a blood container or collection process in which the sterility of a blood product is not compromised. We often use the phrase when a product is manipulated using equipment that allows the product to remain...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Deglycerolized This term refers to thawed, previously frozen red blood cell (RBC) products processed to remove glycerol prior to transfusion. Glycerol protects RBCs during freezing and thawing, but it can cause hemolysis if not removed (“washed...
