Emerging Considerations in Transfusion Medicine, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 46-1 - February 27, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Jay Hudgins
- Language: English
In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest editor Dr. Jay Hudgins brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Emerging Considerations in Transfusion Medicine.… Read more
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Description
In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest editor Dr. Jay Hudgins brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Emerging Considerations in Transfusion Medicine. Top experts explain the new schema by which donors are screened for patients with an overview of the supportive data, challenges of the shrinking donor pool, and what is being done to address this looming shortfall. This issue also provides an overview of all current apheresis procedures, discusses gene therapy products for sickle cell and thalassemia, and offers a look toward the future, including the RMAT program, application of AI in blood donation surveillance, distribution, immunohematology assessment, and in-hospital utilization.
Key features
Key features
- Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including implementation of the Individual Risk Assessment and changes to deferral periods since 2020; an overview of common apheresis procedures; AI application utilization in blood collection and immunohematology; disaster preparedness: strategies to for blood supply stewardship; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on emerging considerations in transfusion medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Readership
Readership
Pathologists
Table of contents
Table of contents
Implementation of the Individual Risk Assessment and Changes to Deferral Periods Since 2020
Expanding the Blood Donor Pool: An Update to Initiatives to Increase New Donor Participation
Patient Blood Management and Blood Product Alternatives: An Update
Review of Established and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Transfusion Medicine
Bacterial Risk Mitigation Strategies for Platelets: Where Are We Now?
Pathogen-Reduce Cryoprecipitate: An Overview of Method(s) in Pathogen Reduction, Transfusion-Transmitted Infection Risk, and Inventory Management Considerations
An Overview of Common Donor and Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures
Emerging Considerations in Transfusion Medicine: Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Collection for Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion- Dependent Thalassemia
Molecular Testing Expansion and Utilization in Transfusion Medicine
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transfusion Medicine
Disaster Preparedness: Strategies for the Blood Supply
Expanding the Blood Donor Pool: An Update to Initiatives to Increase New Donor Participation
Patient Blood Management and Blood Product Alternatives: An Update
Review of Established and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Transfusion Medicine
Bacterial Risk Mitigation Strategies for Platelets: Where Are We Now?
Pathogen-Reduce Cryoprecipitate: An Overview of Method(s) in Pathogen Reduction, Transfusion-Transmitted Infection Risk, and Inventory Management Considerations
An Overview of Common Donor and Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures
Emerging Considerations in Transfusion Medicine: Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Collection for Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion- Dependent Thalassemia
Molecular Testing Expansion and Utilization in Transfusion Medicine
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transfusion Medicine
Disaster Preparedness: Strategies for the Blood Supply
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 46-1
- Published: March 3, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
JH
Jay Hudgins
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Hemostasis Specialty: Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Team, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA