What's New - Chronological (January 2020)
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20 January
- Transfusion Evidence Alert (Jan. 2020, 10 new articles)
- India: What story of man with Bombay blood group who needed an urgent transfusion can teach us (20 Jan. 2020)
- Luxembourg: Complication in blood donations and transfusions on the rise (16 Jan. 2020)
- Malta: Hospital postpones non-urgent operations due to blood shortage (16 Jan. 2020)
- UK: NHS urges more men in Hackney to give blood to tackle gender imbalance among new donors (16 Jan. 2020)
19 January
- Canada (ORBCoN): Coagulation Simplified Flipbook, v. 2 (Nov. 2019)
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry - News): Contaminated blood inquiry to visit Norwich in February (16 Jan. 2020)
- Averina M, Hervig T, Huber S, Kjaer M, Kristoffersen EK, Bolann B. Environmental pollutants in blood donors: The multicentre Norwegian donor study. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
- Baart AM, van den Hurk K, de Kort WLAM, Huis In 't Veld EMJ. Impact of risk-dependent interventions on low haemoglobin deferral rates in whole blood donors. Vox Sang. 2020 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
- Chandler T, Hiller J, Peine S, Stargardt T. Blood donation and donors: insights from a large German teaching hospital (2008-2017). Vox Sang. 2019 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
- Leduc L. No. 394-Stillbirth Investigation.J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2020 Jan;42(1):92-9.
- Londero D, Monge J, Hellberg A. A multi-centre study on the performance of the molecular genotyping platform ID RHD XT for resolving serological weak RhD phenotype in routine clinical practice. Vox Sang. 2020 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
- Marini I, Rigoni F, Zlamal J, Pelzl L, Althaus K, Nowak-Harnau S, et al. Blood donor-derived buffy coat to produce platelets in vitro. Vox Sang. 2019 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print]
- Van Remoortel H, Aranko K, Mueller MM, De Buck E, Devine D, Folléa G, et al. The systematic use of evidence-based methodologies and technologies enhances shared decision-making in the 2018 International Consensus Conference on Patient Blood Management. Vox Sang. 2019 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
- van Turenhout EC, Bossers SM, Loer SA, Giannakopoulos GF, Schwarte LA, Schober P. Prehospital transfusion of red blood cells part 2: A systematic review of treatment effects on outcomes. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
15 January
- Uganda: UBTS boss blames hospitals for failing to collect blood (14 Jan. 2020)
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry): Schedule of 2020 meetings
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry - News): Minister urged to address Northern Ireland's payment disparity (15 Jan. 2020)
- Alwy Al-Beity F, Pembe AB, Kwezi HA, Massawe SN, Hanson C, Baker U. "We do what we can do to save a woman" health workers' perceptions of health facility readiness for management of postpartum haemorrhage. Glob Health Action. 2020;13(1):1707403. (Open access)
- Spinowitz B, Pecoits-Filho R, Winkelmayer WC, Pergola PE, Rochette S, Thompson-Leduc P, et al. Economic and quality of life burden of anemia on patients with CKD on dialysis: a systematic review. Med Econ. 2019 Jun;22(6):593-604. Epub 2019 Mar 27. (Open access)
11 January
- Nigeria: 80 Sickle Cell patients died due to blood shortage in Kano (9 Jan. 2020)
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry): Inquest told of haematologist's 'regret' over misunderstanding after a mother bled to death (8 Jan. 2010)
- UK (NHS England): Maternal intravenous immunoglobulin for the prevention of allo-immune fetal and neonatal haemochromatosis (Dec. 2019) | Multiple documents
- USA (FDA - Compliance Policy Guide CPG Sec. 230.150: Blood Donor Classification Statement, Paid or Volunteer Donor (Dec. 2019)
- USA (FDA-CBER): Warning letter to Chara Biologics on its therapy claims (25 Nov. 2019) | Chara website
- USA (FDA-CBER): Warning letter to RichSource Stem Cells on its therapy claims (20 Nov. 2019)
- Cohen S, Roy J, Lachance S, Delisle JS, Marinier A, Busque L, et al. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using single UM171-expanded cord blood: a single-arm, phase 1-2 safety and feasibility study. Lancet Haematol. 2019 Nov 5. pii: S2352-3026(19)30202-9. [Epub ahead of print]
- Eapen M. A resurgence of cord blood transplantation? (Comment) Lancet Haematol. 2019 Nov 5. pii: S2352-3026(19)30234-0. [Epub ahead of print]
- George EC, Kiguli S, Olupot PO, Opoka RO, Engoru C, Akech SO, et al. Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children. Crit Care. 2019 Nov 27;23(1):377. (Free full text)
- Haddad A, Benajiba M, Hmida S, Elgemmezi T, Alqudah M, Abu-Helu R, et al. How to manage transfusion systems in developing countries: The Experience of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries. Transfus Med. 2020 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/tme.12663. [Epub ahead of print]
- Sood R, Mancinetti M, Betticher D, Cantin B, Ebneter A. Management of bleeding in palliative care patients in the general internal medicine ward: a systematic review. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2019 Dec 18;50:14-23. eCollection 2020 Feb. (Open access)
- Surbek D, Vial Y, Girard T, Breymann C, Bencaiova GA, Baud D, et al. Patient blood management (PBM) in pregnancy and childbirth: literature review and expert opinion. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2019 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] (Free full text)
- Yapa S, Lockwood C, Kuster M2. Effectiveness of administering tranexamic acid to high-risk hip and knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2020 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print]
7 January
- India: KGMU lodges police complaint against touts who forged head of transfusion medicine's signature on fake requisitions to procure donor blood to sell to patients (3 Jan. 2020) | KGMU
- Singapore: Private hospitals now required to draw blood samples twice for pretransfusion tests (7 Jan. 2020)
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry - News): Widow of Hartlepool man who died in infected blood scandal prepares to give evidence at inquiry (1 Jan. 2020) | She will give evidence twice at the inquiry in 2020, as both a widow and an award-winning researcher.
- Industry news: Plasma exchange – rapid growth with huge application scope by 2025 (7 Jan. 2020)
- Jung-König M, et al; the PaBloE (Patient Blood Management in Europe) working group. Programmes for the management of preoperative anaemia: audit in ten European hospitals within the PaBloE (Patient Blood Management in Europe) Working Group. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
- Munshi LB, Thyagarajan B, Jacob A, Patel S, Liu SZ, Szallasi A. Reversal of warfarin-coagulopathy: How to improve plasma transfusion practice in a community hospital setting? Asian J Transfus Sci. 2019 Jul-Dec;13(2):100-4. Epub 2019 Dec 3. (Free full text)
- Ree IMC, de Grauw AM, Bekker V, de Haas M, Te Pas AB, Oepkes D, et al. Necrotizing enterocolitis in haemolytic disease of the newborn: a retrospective cohort study. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
- Shim H, Hwang JH, Kang SJ, Seo HS, Park EY, Park KU, Kong SY. Comparison of ABO isoagglutinin titres by three different methods: tube haemagglutination, micro-column agglutination and automated immunohematology analyzer based on erythrocyte-magnetized technology. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print]
- Slootweg YM, Walg C, Koelewijn JM, Van Kamp IL, De Haas M. Knowledge, attitude and practices of obstetric care providers towards maternal red-blood-cell immunization during pregnancy. Vox Sang. 2019 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print] (Open access) | PubMed abstract
6 January
- India: State Government ordered to pay Rs 3 lakh to compensate husband of woman who died due to wrong blood transfusion (5 Jan. 2010) [Rs 3 lakh=~$4,172 USD]
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry): Update on expert groups (23 Dec. 2019)
- UK (Infected Blood Inquiry - News): Refusing Scottish help a 'grave error' in blood scandal, letter says (3 Jan. 2020)
- USA (FDA): Individuals who have ever tested positive for HIV should not donate blood (20 Dec. 2019)
- Huber J, et al. Prophylactic plasma transfusion for patients without inherited bleeding disorders or anticoagulant use undergoing non-cardiac surgery or invasive procedures. Cochrane Systematic Review - Intervention Version published: 28 Nov, 2019 (Free full text)
1 January
- Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients when transport exceeds 20 minutes (31 Dec. 2019)
- Pusateri AE, Moore EE, Moore HB, Le TD, Guyette FX, Chapman MP, et al. Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock when transport times are longer than 20 minutes: a post hoc analysis of the PAMPer and COMBAT Clinical Trials. JAMA Surg. 2019 Dec 18:e195085. [Epub ahead of print]
- Canada: Victoria shop will give free ice cream to blood donors who donate in January (31 Dec. 2019)
- Industry news: Company charges $1 million for reverse aging clinical trial (30 Dec. 2019) | Libella Gene Therapeutics Related:
- Fournier D, Lewin A, Simard C, Trépanier P, Néron S, Ballerini L, et al. Multi-laboratory assay for harmonization of enumeration of viable CD34+ and CD45+ cells in frozen cord blood units. Cytotherapy. 2019 Dec 27. pii: S1465-3249(19)30870-9. [Epub ahead of print]