by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary Weak D Phenotype The main Rh antigen (the one that determines whether a person is “Rh-positive” or “Rh-negative”) is known to blood bankers as the “D” antigen. Most D-positive (“Rh-positive”) people express the...
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 | Oct 24, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products |
Transfusions are very safe, but is there a way to get rid of the remaining potential “bugs in the bag?” Well, yes, but pathogen inactivation is not yet fully implemented in the United States. Dr. Jeff McCullough explains. Most everyone would agree that...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Patient Blood Management (PBM) As defined by one of the leaders in the field, Dr. Tim Hannon, blood management (also called “patient blood management”) is “an evidence-based, multidisciplinary process that is designed to promote the optimal...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Concomitant Plasma Concomitant plasma is an “extra” plasma product that may be collected when a donor is undergoing an apheresis procedure for a different blood product (such as red blood cells or platelets). This method of collection of plasma...
