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Current advances in transfusion medicine 2020: A critical review of selected topics by the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee
Author(s) -
Allen Elizabeth S.,
Cohn Claudia S.,
Bakhtary Sara,
Dunbar Nancy M.,
Gniadek Thomas,
Hopkins Courtney K.,
Jacobson Jessica,
Lokhandwala Parvez M.,
Metcalf Ryan A.,
Murphy Colin,
Prochaska Micah T.,
Raval Jay S.,
Shan Hua,
Storch Emily K.,
Pagano Monica B.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/trf.16625
Subject(s) - transfusion medicine , apheresis , medicine , covid-19 , medline , blood transfusion , family medicine , library science , political science , pathology , surgery , computer science , law , platelet , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Background The AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee (CTMC) compiles an annual synopsis of the published literature covering important developments in the field of transfusion medicine (TM), which has been made available as a manuscript published in Transfusion since 2018. Methods CTMC committee members reviewed original manuscripts including TM‐related topics published electronically (ahead) or in print from December 2019 to December 2020. The selection of topics and manuscripts was discussed at committee meetings and chosen based on relevance and originality. Next, committee members worked in pairs to create a synopsis of each topic, which was then reviewed by two additional committee members. The first and senior authors of this manuscript assembled the final manuscript. Although this synopsis is extensive, it is not exhaustive, and some papers may have been excluded or missed. Results The following topics are included: COVID‐19 effects on the blood supply and regulatory landscape, COVID convalescent plasma, adult transfusion practices, whole blood, molecular immunohematology, pediatric TM, cellular therapy, and apheresis medicine. Conclusions This synopsis provides easy access to relevant topics and may be useful as an educational tool.