by Joe Chaffin | Oct 17, 2019 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Products |
Pathogen-reduced platelets may be an attractive option in the near future, but how do hospitals get started? Dr. Pat Kopko shares UCSD’s solution! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. On September 30, 2019, the...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Transfusion Practice |
“Dr. Chaffin, I started working at a new blood bank recently, and I think they are breaking the rules! A patient came into the emergency room after an auto accident, and the FFP given to him was blood group A! Isn’t AB the ‘universal plasma,’ not A? The patient...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications, Transfusion Practice |
CMV can cause BIG problems in certain susceptible transfusion recipients, but people disagree on prevention. Dr. John Roback has spent years at the heart of the debate, and he’s here to help! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See...
by Joe Chaffin | Nov 14, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications |
There is new understanding of the impact of Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload (TACO), and Garrett Booth explains. Despite having possibly the silliest acronym in the history of medicine (note: This is my personal opinion, not necessarily shared by Garrett!),...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 30, 2022 | BBGuy Podcast, Continuing Education, Special Topic |
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Blood shortages happen. The COVID-19-related blood supply crisis, however, is unique. AABB Chief Medical Officer Claudia Cohn explains. Occasional blood shortages have been a routine part of life for transfusion...