An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could ...

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

A blood transfusion can be a life-saving intervention if you’ve lost a lot of blood due to illness or injury, but there are some limits. How many blood transfusions you can safely have depends on your ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has updated its clinical practice guidelines on patient blood management for those undergoing cardiac surgery. The new recommendations, which were produced in ...

Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., decreased blood transfusions by 35 percent in two years and achieved $2 million in savings by instituting a provider-led initiative to cut blood costs.

Dr. Metcalf is Section Chief of Transfusion Medicine, Medical Director of the Transfusion Service, Associate Professor of Pathology, and Inpatient Chief Value Officer for the Department of Pathology ...

Mumbai, Dec 29: In a strong regulatory action to prevent misuse of donated blood, the State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) ...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission (RSHRC) has directed government hospitals across the state to implement ...

Jaipur: Govt hospitals in Rajasthan have failed to comply with a 2015 directive from the Rajasthan State Human Rights ...