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Global News
General
- New TM blog: Could I have this dance (Musings on a love affair with transfusion medicine for NMLW)
- Wiley offers complimentary access to COVID-19 research Includes journal articles from AABB, ASFA, BBTS, BSH, ISLH ISBT, ISTH
- World Hemophilia Day (17 Apr. 2020)
- Gotlieb A. At every stage of your career, mentorships are a valuable resource (The Pathologist, 16 July 2019) | Older but of general interest
- Blood clots in severe Covid-19 patients leave clinicians with clues about the illness — but no proven treatments (16 Apr. 2020)
- Reducing mortality of Covid-19 with antibody-rich plasma? Europe may have the answer if it comes together (15 Apr. 2020)
- Johns Hopkins researchers publish a how-to guidebook on COVID-19 plasma transfusions (14 Apr. 2020)
- PAHO warns of potential blood shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic (10 Apr. 2020)
- PIVO enables health practitioners to obtain blood samples for med lab tests without a needle stick (6 Apr. 2020) | Velano Vascular Technologies
- COVID-19 (Brit Med J open access articles)
- Abassi K. The scandals of covid-19 (9 Apr. 2020)
- Greenhalgh T, Schmid MB, Czypionka T, Bassler D, Gruer L. Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis. BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1435.
- Javid B, Weekes MP, Matheson NJ. Covid-19: should the public wear face masks? (Editorial) BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1442.
- Kickbusch I, Leung GM, Bhutta ZA, Matsoso MP, Ihekweazu C, Abbasi K. Covid-19: how a virus is turning the world upside down. BMJ. 2020 Apr 3;369:m1336.
- Stafford N. Covid-19: Why Germany's case fatality rate seems so low. BMJ. 2020 Apr 7;369:m1395.
- Wise J. Covid-19: Doctors and nurses donate samples to study disease. BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1446.
- Articles of general interest to health professionals (All open access)
Canada
Australia
France
India
Ireland
Israel
Kenya
Pakistan
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Turkey
UK
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Industry news
Diseases in the news
- HCV/HIV: See UK above (Infected Blood Inquiry)
- Novel coronavirus (CoVID-19): See General, Australia, Canada (ORBCoN resources), France, India, Ireland, Israel,Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, and Industry news above (Australia - CSL)
Resource Library / Links
Journals, etc.
Free full text papers | * 1 or more Canadian authors
- Free sample journal issues:
- Open access journal: The Lancet Digital Health 2019 May;1(1):e1-e44.
- Transfus Med Hemother 2019 Oct; 46(5): Many open access articles
- Transfusion Evidence Alert (Jan. 2020, 10 new articles)
- Abassi K. The scandals of covid-19 (9 Apr. 2020)
- Ageron FX, Gayet-Ageron A, Ker K, Coats TJ, Shakur-Still H, Roberts I; Antifibrinolytics Trials Collaboration. The effect of tranexamic acid by baseline risk in acute bleeding patients: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data from 28 333 patients. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Mar 18. pii: S0007-0912(20)30083-0. [Epub ahead of print]
- Akers C, Savoia H, Kane S, Crispin P, Keegan A, Wood E, et al. Misinterpretation of blood group and antibody screen leading to serious errors in RhD immunoglobulin administration: A report on first two years of data from Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting program. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Feb;59(1):161-4. Epub 2018 Sep 5.
- Allen TC. Pathologists will prevail. (editorial) Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Apr;144(4):416-9. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
- Black CC, Motta A. An examination of advocacy education in residency training. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Apr;144(4):497-499. Epub 2019 Jul 17.
- Bloch EM, et al. Deployment of convalescent plasma for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 7. pii: 138745. [Epub ahead of print]
- Braester A, Akria L, Yakir O, Shelev L, Barhoum M. Blood myths and ethnic-cultural background as impediments in patient blood management education. J Relig Health. 2020 Apr 13. [Epub ahead of print] | Related:
- Chang L, Yan Y, Wang L. Coronavirus Disease 2019: Coronaviruses and blood safety. Transfus Med Rev. 2020 Feb 21. pii: S0887-7963(20)30014-6. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- * Diallo I, Benmoussa A, Laugier J, Osman A, Hitzler WE, Provost P. Platelet pathogen reduction technologies alter the microRNA profile of platelet-derived microparticles. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2020 Mar 19;7:31. eCollection 2020.
- Ebrahimi M, Dayer D, Jalalifar MA, Keikhaei B, Tahan Nejad Asadi Z. Association between HLA-DRB1*01 and HLA-DRB1*15 with alloimmunisation in transfusion-dependent patients with thalassaemia. Transfus Med. 2020 Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print]
- Elshinawy M, Kamal M, Nazir H, Khater D, Hassan R, Elkinany H, Wali Y. Sepsis-related anemia in a pediatric intensive care unit: transfusion-associated outcomes. Transfusion. 2020 Feb;60 Suppl 1:S4-S9.
- Fogagnolo A, Taccone FS, Vincent JL, Benetto G, Cavalcante E, Marangoni E, et al. Using arterial-venous oxygen difference to guide red blood cell transfusion strategy. Crit Care. 2020 Apr 20;24(1):160. | PubMed abstract
- Greenhalgh T, Schmid MB, Czypionka T, Bassler D, Gruer L. Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis.BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1435.
- Gross DJ, Black-Schaffer WS, Hoffman RD, Karcher DS, Estrada EL, Robboy SJ, Cohen MB. The state of the job market for pathologists: evidence from the College of American Pathologists Practice Leader Survey. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Apr;144(4):420-6. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
- He Y, Lin Z, Tang D, Yang Y, Wang T, Yang M. Strategic plan for management of COVID-19 in paediatric haematology and oncology departments. Lancet Haematol. 2020 Apr 1. pii: S2352-3026(20)30104-6. [Epub ahead of print]
- Janahi EM, Parkar SFD, Mustafa S, Eisa ZM. Implications of Hepatitis E virus in blood transfusions, hemodialysis, and solid organ transplants. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Apr 25;56(5). pii: E206.
- Javid B, Weekes MP, Matheson NJ. Covid-19: should the public wear face masks? (Editorial) BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1442.
- Kickbusch I, Leung GM, Bhutta ZA, Matsoso MP, Ihekweazu C, Abbasi K. Covid-19: how a virus is turning the world upside down. BMJ. 2020 Apr 3;369:m1336.
- Klukowska A, Komrska V, Vdovin V, Zozulya N, Lissitchkov T5 Oldenburg J, Ettingshausen CE. octanate®: over 20 years of clinical experience in overcoming challenges in haemophilia A treatment. Ther Adv Hematol. 2020 Apr 19;11:2040620720914692. eCollection 2020.
- Mardani A, Balali MR. Transfusion reactions: A retrospective analysis of the Iranian national haemovigilance system (INHS) data. Transfus Apher Sci. 2020 Mar 31:102767. [Epub ahead of print]
- Mekkodathil A, El-Menyar A, Sathian B, Singh R, Al-Thani H. Knowledge and willingness for organ donation in the Middle Eastern region: a meta-analysis. J Relig Health. 2019 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]
- Montironi R, Cimadamore A, Scarpelli M. From undergraduate medical school student to visible pathologist. (Letter to the editor). Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Apr;144(4):413-4.
- * Ng KT, Yap JLL, Kwok PE. The effect of fibrinogen concentrate on postoperative blood loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Mar 16;63:109782. [Epub ahead of print]
- Ramanathan K, MacLaren G, Combes A, Shekar K. Blood transfusion strategies and ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic – Authors' reply. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Apr. 16.
- Roback JD, Guarner J. Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19: possibilities and challenges. (Editorial) JAMA. 2020 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of print]
- Scalzulli E, Pepe S, Colafigli G, Breccia M. Therapeutic strategies in low and high-risk MDS: What does the future have to offer? Blood Rev. 2020 Mar 31:100689. [Epub ahead of print]
- Shander A, et al; Management, on behalf of the International Foundation of Patient Blood; Group, Society for the Advancement of Blood Management Work. The essential role of patient blood management in a pandemic: a call for action. Anesth Analg. 2020 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- Shen C, Wang Z, Zhao F, Yang Y, Li J, Yuan J, et al. Treatment of 5 critically ill patients with COVID-19 with convalescent plasma. JAMA. 2020 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- Stafford N. Covid-19: Why Germany's case fatality rate seems so low. BMJ. 2020 Apr 7;369:m1395.
- Szklarski PC, Booth GS. The direct labor cost for providing life-saving blood to air medical transport for pre-hospital transfusion. Transfus Apher Sci. 2019 Oct;58(5):645-646. Epub 2019 Sep 6.
- Tiberghien P, de Lambalerie X, Morel P, Gallian P, Lacombe K, Yazdanpanah Y. Collecting and evaluating convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment: why and how. Vox Sang. 2020 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- * VanderMeulen H, Strauss R, Lin Y, McLeod A, Barrett J, Sholzberg M, Callum J. The contribution of iron deficiency to the risk of peripartum transfusion: a retrospective case control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Apr 6;20(1):196.
- Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Moore EE, McIntyre RC, Moore PK, Veress LA, et al. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment for COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): a case series. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- Wise J. Covid-19: Doctors and nurses donate samples to study disease. BMJ. 2020 Apr 9;369:m1446.
- * Xu Y, et al; Bleeding Effected by Direct Oral Anticoagulants (BLED-AC) Study Group. Healthcare resource utilization and costs among patients with direct oral anticoagulant or warfarin-related major bleeding. Thromb Res. 2019 Oct;182:12-19. Epub 2019 Aug 2.
- Yang X, Yang Q, Wang Y, Wu Y, Xu J, Yu Y, Shang Y. Thrombocytopenia and its association with mortality in patients with COVID-19. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print] | PubMed abstract
- Yi X, et al.Effect of phase-change material blood containers on the quality of red blood cells during transportation in environmentally-challenging conditions. PLoS One. 2020 Jan 29;15(1):e0227862. eCollection 2020.
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