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Since the mid-2000s, massive blood transfusion protocols and damage control resuscitation have improved the prognosis of trauma patients. As a part of damage control resuscitation, whole blood transfusion, especially using...
Background: Appropriate platelet transfusion is essential for patient blood management and allocating limited healthcare resources. Therefore, this study evaluated the appropriateness of platelet transfusion in two tertiary hospitals.
Methods: At Chonnam...
The Valeri method, introduced in 1972 with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a cryoprotective agent, has evolved into a no-wash technique widely employed for cryopreservation of platelets. Cryopreserved platelets (CP) are...
RHD genotyping is used primarily when serological tests alone are insufficient to accurately determine the RhD blood type, especially in RhD-negative or RhD variant (D variant) cases. The frequency of...
A global effort was made to respond to COVID-19 using convalescent plasma therapy. The United States Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization facilitated rapid deployment, enabling the treatment of...