… There is a smaller number in the various blood components, because some are lost during
their preparati~n.'~ Table 1 summarizes the approximate total number of leukocytes and …

… Group 1 (n = 41) consisted of women who had severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count
lower than 50 × 10 9 /L) at any time during pregnancy or at time of delivery, and group 2 (n = 67) …

Immune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a distinct immunohematologic syndrome
in which laboratory detection of the pathogenic HIT antibodies is diagnostically useful. …

Importance More than 100 million units of blood are collected worldwide each year, yet the
indication for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and the optimal length of RBC storage prior to …

… Demographics of the baseline study population (n = 938) were balanced between groups
for all study populations (Table 1 and Supplementary Tables 2 and 3). The median age was …

… RESULTS: Four hundred fifty-one infants were randomly assigned to low (n = 223) or high
(n = 228) hemoglobin thresholds. Groups were similar, with mean birth weight of 770 g and …

Background Febrile, nonhemolytic transfusion reactions are the most frequent adverse
reactions to platelets. A number of observations argue against the widely held view that these …

It is generally assumed that febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions are an immunologically
mediated reaction involving the recipient's plasma and the white cells in the donor unit. …

ContextA number of countries have implemented a policy of universal leukoreduction of their
blood supply, but the potential role of leukoreduction in decreasing postoperative mortality …

Background Randomized, controlled trials have suggested that the transfusion of blood
after prolonged storage does not increase the risk of adverse outcomes among patients, …