Blood transfusions may be a risk factor for surgical site infections in female patients who undergo abdominal hysterectomies, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital ...
Anemia and transfusion of red blood cells are common in patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis, and ...
A group of leading health experts, legal professionals and patient advocates on Wednesday underscored the urgent need for ...
Most people don’t spare a thought for their blood type unless they’re in need of a transfusion — but could yours hold secrets to your health? And is one better than the others? The short answer: No, ...
ORLANDO -- A hospital policy to increase the use of perioperative tranexamic acid (TXA) reduced blood transfusions during major noncardiac surgeries with no apparent impact on clotting events, a ...
When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood ...
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced that ...