Transfusion medicine: A research agenda for the coming years

The next great advance(s) will likely come from the recognition that our current transfusion products and practices are much less effective and much more toxic to patients than previously realized. We believe that growing recognition of the toxicity and therapeutic limitations of blood transfusion will catalyze the next major advance(s) in transfusion medicine. An overwhelming body of data demonstrates that current transfusion practices are associated with major morbidity, including nosocomial infections, thrombosis, inflammation, organ failure and even mortality.

Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - August 5, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Neil Blumberg, Jill M. Cholette, Christine Cahill, Anthony P Pietropaoli, Shira Winters, Richard Phipps, Suzie A. Noronha, Joanna M. Heal, Scott A. Kirkley, Thomas J. Fountaine, Kelly Henrichs, Debra Masel, Majed A. Refaai Source Type: research