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After a way-too-long hiatus, the #BBGuyPodcast 🎙️🎧 is back, baby! Check out "Essentials of Transfusion Support in HPC Transplant " with @path_brian TODAY at BBGuy.org/104 and all podcast outlets. I've missed you, learners! #blooducation


New study in @BloodAdvances suggests donor-specific antibody thresholds predict platelet transfusion response for HLA-alloimmunized patients. Read more at: bit.ly/dsa0924 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine

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New study finds genetic factors influencing RBC storage lesions & hemolysis. Key findings: L-carnitine levels rise w/ age, higher in males & Asians. Genetic polymorphisms impact carnitine in stored RBCs. Read more: bit.ly/carnitine0724 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, fatal prion disease. From 1995-2023, no cases of transfusion-transmitted classic CJD were detected in a U.S. study, suggesting a very low risk. Read more at: bit.ly/cjd0724 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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Tranexamic acid treatment does not reduce hematoma growth in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, according to STOP-MSU phase 2 trial in @TheLancetNeuro Read more at: bit.ly/tranx0524 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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New study in @BloodAdvances characterizes transfusion needs and patterns after CAR T-cell therapy for B-cell lymphoma. Read more at: bit.ly/cart0424 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Today's Global Transfusion Webcast is moving to Zoom due to technical difficulties. Join us at 10 a.m. EDT for a discussion on the three pillars of a sustainable blood supply. Link to join: us02web.zoom.us/j/83305132805?… Meeting ID: 833 0513 2805 Passcode: 238068

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A consensus statement in @LancetGH identifies strategies to address global blood deserts (e.g., civilian walking blood banks, intraoperative autotransfusion, & drone-based blood delivery). Read more: bit.ly/desert0224 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine #GlobalHealth @AABB

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In less than 5 minutes, we're going to get started LIVE right here @BlooducationBar for a conversation on #LaboratoryAdvocacy Please join us ☕🩸



A new murine model suggests complement activation drives antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury by macrophage trafficking and formation of neutrophile extracellular traps (NETS). Read more: bit.ly/TRALI_24, #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine #BloodJournal

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☕Next @TransfusionNews #BlooducationBaristas on Laboratory Advocacy 📅 Friday, January 26 at 11 AM ET Join us for a conversation with master laboratory educators who will be discussing developing the next generation of lab leaders Livestream here @blooducationbar


A new study in @BloodJournal uses deep learning to develop models to forecast platelet transfusion risk, which performed best for hematology-oncology patients. Read more at: bit.ly/Deep0124 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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Transfusion News Reposted

🤩Welcome 2024! #Blooducation. This is going to be the year of the platelet: Cold stored, whole blood, low yield, freeze dried. We are going to learn that they do more than just stick. Cell therapy advancements. From treatment to cure, the answer is within us. Optimizing…


The BEST Collaborative study finds high use and variability in blood donor incentives globally. Read more at: bit.ly/BEST_1223 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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Real world evidence published in TRANSFUSION suggests a novel technology-enabled personalized nonogram may increase the yield of plasma from source plasma collections. Read more at: bit.ly/RWE1123 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine #BloodDonation @AABB @HaeomoneticsCorp

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Our latest: analysis of RWD from >4 million source plasma collections following a personalized nomogram supports findings from IMPACT RCT. Presented at @AABB in Nashville🎸this weekend; now published in #TRANSFUSION: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #PrecisionTransfusionMedicine #AABB23


Using small-volume blood collection tubes reduces the need for RBC transfusions among patients in the intensive care unit according to a new trial published in @JAMA_current Read more at: bit.ly/svbc1123 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB

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A prospective cohort study of >3500 adult patients from 233 ICUs in 30 countries finds significant continental variability in RBC transfusion practices. Read more at: bit.ly/input1023 #Blooducation #TransfusionMedicine @AABB @JAMA_current

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Don’t pack for #AABB23 without the October issue of #Transfusion! ✈️ Research in this issue features a report on #ECMO and RBC transfusion, findings from the ADVANCE study and an update on source #plasma donors. Take a look 👉 bit.ly/3tnVO4E

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