In June 2011 the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products
sponsored an international consensus conference on transfusion and trauma. A panel of 10 …

TACO and TRALI have emerged as important causes of posttransfusion morbidity and
mortality. As understanding of their pathogenesis improves, incidence, risk factors, differences, …

BACKGROUND: Septic transfusion reactions to apheresis platelets (PLTs) continue to occur
despite preventive measures. This study evaluated the effect of two operational changes …

Background Transfusion‐related acute lung injury ( TRALI ) is the leading cause of
transfusion‐related mortality. The majority of the literature involves adult patients. The main objective …

We conducted a reliability study comparing single data entry (SE) into a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet to entry using the existing forms (EF) feature of the Teleforms software system, in …

To determine the incidence and prognostic value of increased serum cardiac troponin I and
T concentrations over 12 months in chronic hemodialysis patients, we performed a …

Background: A massive hemorrhage protocol (MHP) enables rapid delivery of blood components
in a patient who is exsanguinating pending definitive hemorrhage control, but there is …

BACKGROUND The optimal method of providing transfusion medicine (TM) education has
not been determined. Transfusion Camp was established in 2012 at the University of Toronto …

BACKGROUND Contamination of platelet concentrates (PCs) with Staphylococcus aureus
is one of the most significant ongoing transfusion safety risks in developed countries. CASE …

Background Allogeneic natural killer ( NK ) cell products for treatment of solid organ
malignancies were prepared by performing T ( CD 3+)‐cell depletion on nonmobilized apheresis …