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The blood management act was revised on December 4, 2020, to enhance transfusion management and has been established in accordance with the department of transfusion management in the medical institution....
Background: According to the revision of the Blood Management Act in 2020, medical institutions that meet certain conditions are obliged to install a transfusion management division in Korea. Therefore, this...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the number of confirmed cases and deaths is again increasing rapidly. Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not been reported to cause direct blood transfusion-transmitted infections,...
Background: Pretransfusion testing is vital for safe transfusion. However, in situations without time to perform sufficient testing, all or part of the pretransfusion testing may be skipped to issue blood...
Background: According to blood management law, serology and nucleic acid testing (NAT) are performed for HIV, HBV, HCV, and others as blood screening tests in Korea. The blood screening tests...
Background: This study investigated the recognition of employees and blood donors regarding the spread of COVID-19 and the response of the Korean Red Cross Blood Service.
Methods: An online survey was...
Immune-related adverse events, including immune hemolytic anemia, have been reported in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In particular, RBC autoantibodies are important because they can cause hemolytic anemia and...