Blood Transfusion Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Blood Transfusion, including details on blood donation, blood types, leukemia.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Intraoperative cell salvage during radical cystectomy does not affect long-term survival.
   Urology, 69(5): 881-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Suppression of immune-mediated liver injury after vaccination with attenuated pathogenic cells.
   Immunol Lett, 110(1): 29-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Influence of O(2)-carrying plasma hemoprotein "albumin-heme" on complement system and platelet activation in vitro and physiological responses to exchange transfusion.
   J Biomed Mater Res A, 81(4): 821-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Robin Coombs: his life and contribution to haematology and transfusion medicine.
   Br J Haematol, 137(5): 401-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Some ethical issues regarding xenotransfusion.
   Xenotransplantation, 14(3): 217-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Xenotransfusions, past and present.
   Xenotransplantation, 14(3): 208-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Unrelated partially matched lymphocyte infusions in a patient with complete DiGeorge/CHARGE syndrome.
   Pediatr Transplant, 11(4): 441-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Living related donor nephrectomy in transfusion refusing donors.
   Transpl Int, 20(6): 490-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. CD154 blockade, sirolimus, and donor-specific transfusion prevents renal allograft rejection in cynomolgus monkeys despite homeostatic T-cell activation.
   Transplantation, 83(9): 1219-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Early versus late recombinant factor VIIa in combat trauma patients requiring massive transfusion.
    J Trauma, 62(5): 1095-9; discussion 1099-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Controversies in RBC transfusion in the critically ill.
    Chest, 131(5): 1583-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Fresh-frozen plasma and platelet transfusions are associated with development of acute lung injury in critically ill medical patients.
    Chest, 131(5): 1308-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Recombinant FVIIa decreases perioperative blood transfusion requirement in burn patients undergoing excision and skin grafting--results of a single centre pilot study.
    Burns, 33(4): 435-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Retrospective nationwide survey of Japanese patients with transfusion-dependent MDS and aplastic anemia highlights the negative impact of iron overload on morbidity/mortality.
    Eur J Haematol, 78(6): 487-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Correction of anemia in a transfusion-dependent patient with primary myelofibrosis receiving iron chelation therapy with deferasirox (Exjade, ICL670).
    Eur J Haematol, 78(6): 540-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Risk of cancer after blood transfusion from donors with subclinical cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
    Lancet, 369(9574): 1724-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Transfusion protocol for implantation and explantation of cardiac devices in an academic medical center.
    ASAIO J, 53(3): 320-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Plasma exchange and retransplantation in recurrent nephrosis of patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (NPHS1).
    Transplantation, 83(10): 1316-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Blood transfusion and risk of metastatic disease or recurrence in patients undergoing immediate TRAM flap breast reconstruction: a clinical study and meta-analysis.
    Plast Reconstr Surg, 119(7): 2001-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Increased hemolysis from saline pre-washing RBCs or centrifugal pumps in neonatal ECMO.
    J Perinatol, 27(6): 380-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Role of thymic- and graft-dependent mechanisms in tolerance induction to rat kidney transplant by donor PBMC infusion.
    Kidney Int, 71(11): 1132-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Prevalence and risks of allosensitization in HeartMate left ventricular assist device recipients: the impact of leukofiltered cellular blood product transfusions.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 133(6): 1612-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Pre-operative oral iron supplementation reduces blood transfusion in colorectal surgery - a prospective, randomised, controlled trial.
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 89(4): 418-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Access site hematoma requiring blood transfusion predicts mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Dynamic Registry.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 69(7): 961-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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