Blood donation and transfusion save lives. Unfortunately, there’s also a long history of misinformation and fear around donations. For example, there was a time when blood donation was segregated by ...

O-negative “universal donor” blood is in chronically short supply in the U.S., raising concerns for emergency care and patient safety. Because anesthesiologists administer up to 60% of blood ...

no association between the length of storage of transfused red blood cells RBCs and patient mortality. Investigators report results of their analysis of patients in the DOPPS and PDOPPS.

For patients with advanced leukemia, access to high-quality end-of-life care appears to be reduced in those dependent on blood transfusions, according to a new study being presented during the 59th ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—For patients at high cardiac risk who undergo major general or vascular surgery, a liberal approach to transfusion is no better than the more commonly accepted restrictive approach ...