The state of Kolkata is phasing out whole blood transfusion to promote safe and rational use of blood. Hospitals without the facility to separate blood components are being tagged with those that have ...

When someone gives blood, the donation is usually separated into components to use for specific needs. But in some cases, a ...

The transfusion process has many stages, each involving different members of staff in different locations. This gives rise to a significant potential for errors. Nurses are involved in many of these ...

IP 2026 introduces blood component quality standards in transfusion medicine for the first time: Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Monday, January 5, 2026, 08:00 Hrs [IST] The Indian Pharm ...

Transfusion of blood components can be an essential and lifesaving treatment for many patients. However, components must comply with a number of national requirements to ensure they are safe and fit ...

Background: Transfusion-dependent bone marrow transplant recipients are routinely transfused with ABO group and RhD-compatible blood components. However, because of the scarcity of RhD-negative blood ...

Use of whole blood products to save egregiously injured U.S. military combatants became a practice during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and even before those conflicts, according to experts. In ...

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has developed general requirements and monographs or quality standards for blood and blood components from human source to ensure safe blood transfusion for ...

CMV continues to be associated with post transplantation morbidity and mortality. Drugs used for prophylaxis and treatment of CMV infection can cause pancytopenia and impair renal function, adding to ...

IN 1964 approximately 180,000 blood transfusions were given to patients in Massachusetts hospitals. Whereas 60 per cent of the blood available in the hospitals was provided by the Massachusetts Red ...

RhD antigen is a potent immunogen. Anti-D antibodies, in fact, develop in more than 80% of Rh-negative volunteers given RhD-positive packed RBCs. ABO group antigens are present on platelets, but RhD ...