All TMU titles - 1992 to present

Transfusion Medicine Updates

Below is a complete list of all TMUs published from February 1992 to the present.

2008

Issue #5	Fresh Frozen Plasma for Transfusion: A Review	Robyn Yim, MD

Issue #4	Anemia in COPD: The Role of Blood Transfusion	Jeffrey A Richmond, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

Issue #3	Anemia in CHF: Does Transfusion Help or Harm?	Duncan MacIvor, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, MD

Issue #2	Iron Overload in Transfusion Medicine	Duncan MacIvor, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, MD

Issue #1	Massive Transfusion in Trauma	Edahn Isaak, MD Scientific Publications Committee

2007

Issue #6	Strategies for Reversal of Anticoagulants, Part 2: The Newer Anticoagulant Agents	Irina Chibisov, M.D.

Issue #5	Strategies for Reversal of Anticoagulants, Part I: Warfarin, Unfractionated Heparin and Low Molecular Weight Heparins	Irina Chibisov, M.D.

Issue #4	Transfusion Support in Sickle Cell Anemia	Duncan MacIvor, M.D Mark Yazer, M.D., FRCPC

Issue #3	Von Willebrand Disease	Minh-Ha Tran, D.O.

Issue #2	Off-label use of Recombinant Factor VIIa (rFVIIa)	Suzanne Bakdash, M.D., M.P.H. Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

Issue #1	Transfusing the Neonate: Unique Issues and Guidelines	From BLOOD BULLETIN, Vol. 8, No. 3

2006

Issue #4	Review of International Consensus Statement On An Update of the Classification Criteria for Definite Antiphospholipid Syndrome	Zella R. Zeigler, M.D

Issue #3	Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Update 2006	Darrell J. Triulzi, MD

Issue #2	Transfusion-transmitted West Nile Virus Infection Update	Ram Kakaiya, MD

Issue#1	Emergency Transfusion: Uncrossmatched or Incompatible Blood	Ram Kakaiya, M.D.

2005

Issue#4	Aspirin Resistance	Zella Zeigler, M.D.

Issue#3	Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions: Immune and Non-Immune-Mediated Hemolysis Associated with Transfusion	From BLOOD BULLETIN, Vol. 7, No. 4

Issue#2	Common Adverse Reactions to Transfusion	Mark Yazer M.D., FRCPC

Issue#1	Rh Immune Globulin: Formulations and Indications	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

2004

Issue#7	Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) Update 2004	Michael Petzar, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, MD

Issue#6	Thrombotic Thrombocutopenic Purpura/ Hemolytic Uremiac Syndrome (TTP/HUS)	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

Issue#5	ABOut Pretransfusion testing	Mark H. Yazer, M.D. FRCPC

Issue #3	Quantitative D-dimer: Ruling out Venous Thrombosis	Andrea Cortese-Hassett, Ph.D.

Issue #2	Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery in ITP Patients: Outcomes	Ram Kakaiya, M.D.

Issue #1	Update on Plasma and Cryoprecipitate Transfusion	Donald L. Kelley, M.D., MBA

2003

Issue #8	Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Components	Blood Bulletin: Vol. 6, No. 4, DECEMBER 2003

Issue #7	Pathogen Inactivation of Blood Products	Mark Fung, M.D., Ph.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

Issue #6	Hyperhomocysteinemia	Andrea Cortese Hassett Ph.D.

Issue #5	TMU SPECIAL EDITION: THE TRANSFUSION TRIGGER UPDATED: CURRENT INDICATIONS FOR RED CELL THERAPY	Blood Bulletin: Vol. 6, No. 2, JULY 2003

Issue #4	West Nile Virus and Blood Transfusion	Lirong Qu, MD, PhD Darrell J. Triulzi, MD

Issue #3	Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Controversies re: Transfusing Crossmatch-Incompatible Blood	Ram Kakaiya, MD

Issue #2	Pathogen Inactivation of Blood Products	Mark Fung, M.D., Ph.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

Issue #1	Acute, Non-Hemolytic Transfusion reactions	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

2002

Issue #5	Platelet Function Testing	Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

Issue #4	New Therapy For Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	Ram Kakaiya, M.D.

Issue #3	DIC, Sepsis, Inflammation and Activated Protein C (APC)	Kimberly Schlesinger, M.D. Margaret Ragni, M.D.

Issue #2	New Anticoagulants in Clinical Practice	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

Issue #1	Laboratory Evaluation of Thrombophilia in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss	Kathleen E. Puca, M.D.

2001

December	Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (“TRALI”)	Marcus B. Simpson, M.D.

June / July	Evaluation and Management of Platelet Refractoriness	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

May	The Lupus Anticoagulant - An Update	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

April	Transfusion Support in Solid Organ Transplantation	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

February	Bacterial Contamination of Cellular Blood Products	Theresa Nester, M.D. Ileana Lopez Plaza, M.D.

January	Activated Protein C Resistance	Andrea Cortese-Hassett, Ph.D. Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

2000

November / December	Blood Substitutes	Theresa Nester, M.D. Marcus Simpson, M.D.

October	Indirect and Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs) Testing and the Crossmatch	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

August	Use of Staphylococcal Protein A (SPA) Immunoadsorption in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura	Joseph Kiss, M.D.

July	Closure Time Platelet Function Screening	Andrea Cortese Hassett, PhD. Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

May	A Practical Approach To Blood Component Transfusion Therapy	Ileana Lopez Plaza, M.D.

March / April	Leukoreduction	Darrell J. Triulzi. M.D.

February	D-dimer Testing and Acute Venous Thromboembolism	Andrea Cortese Hassett,Ph.D.

January	Antiplatelet Agents	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

1999

November / December	RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIIa: A New Product for Factor VIII and IX Inhibitors	Margaret V. Ragni, M.D.

October	Elective Surgery, Preadmission Testing, and The Transfusion Service	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

September	Platelet Transfusion Therapy	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

June/July	Cord Blood Banking and Transplantation	Richard Moldwin, MD, Ph.D.

May	Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing	Arell Shapiro, M.D.

April	Update on the Risk of Viral Infection from a Blood Transfusion in the Tri-State Area	Leo Manack, M.D. Joseph Kiss, M.D.

March	Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	Agnes Aysola, M.D. Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

February	Laboratory Monitoring of Anticoagulant Therapy	Andrea Cortese Hassett,Ph.D.

January	Plasma Alternatives Update	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

1998

November / December	Cruetzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) and Blood	Arell Shapiro, M.D.

October	Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Syndrome	Valerie A. Lyons, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

August / September	Acquired Inhibitors to Factor VIII	Margaret Ragni, M.D.

July	Hepatitis C Virus Lookback	Arell Shapiro, M.D.

June	The Prothrombin Variant	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

May	Maximizing the Effectiveness of Preoperative Autologous Blood donations (PABD)	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

April	Massive Blood Transfusion	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

February / March	Optimizing the INR to Improve Oral Anticoagulant Monitoring	Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

January	New Anticoagulants	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D

1997

November	Plasma Alternatives	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

September / October	Red Cell Transfusion Therapy	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

August	Hereditary Hemachromatosis	Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

June/July	Optimizing Platelet Transfusion Therapy	Darrell Triulzi, M.D.

May	LDL APHERESIS: A New Treatment For Severe Dyslipidemia	Rama Shankar, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

April	HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis	Margaret Ragni, M.D.

March	Use and Abuse of Fresh Frozen Plasma	Darrell J. Triulzi. M.D.

February	Granulocyte Transfusion	Donald L. Kelley, M.D. Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D

January	Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

1996

October	New Concepts in Drug-induced Hemolytic Anemias	Donald Kelley, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

September	The Donor / Demand Dilemma	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

June	Low Molecular Weight Heparin	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D. Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

May	Immune Mediated Hemolytic Disease Of The Newborn	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

April	The Human Parovirus B19 In Transfusion Medicine	Beatrice J. Tiangco, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

February	Heparin Monitoring	Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

January	Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombcytopenia	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

1995

December	A New Blood Donor Screening Test To Further Improve Blood Safety: HIV-1 P24 Antigen	Arrell Shapiro, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

October	Autologous And Directed Blood Donations	Joseph Kiss, M.D.

September	Intravenous (Human) Rho(D) Immune Globulin	Katherine A. Anderegg, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

August	The Factor V Leiden Mutation	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D. Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

July	Erythropoeitin	Hawazin Faruki, Dr.P.H. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

June	The INR (International Normalized Ratio) For Monitoring Oral Anticoagulant Therapy	Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D. Frank A. Bontempo, M.D.

May	Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D. Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

March	Cryoprecipitate Component Characteristics	Ileana Lopez-Plaza, M.D.

February	The Risk Of Viral Infection From A Blood Transfusion In The Tri-State Region	Katherine A. Anderegg, M.D. Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

January	Plasma Transfusion Therapy	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

1994

November	The Activated Protein C Resistance Test	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D. Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

October	von Willebrand Disease	Margaret V. Ragni, M.D., M.P.H.

September	HIV Therapy Monitoring	Hawazin Faruki, Dr.P.H.

August	Transfusion Transmitted Cytomegalovirus	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

July	Taking the Next Step in Blood Transfusion Safety: Viral Inactivation of Plasma and Plasma Products	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

May	Hepatitis B Vaccination	Alan Winkelstein, M.D.

April	Use and Misuse of the Bleeding Time	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

March	Enterically Transmitted Viral Hepatitis	Oliver Kimka Ndimbie, M.D.

January	Indirect and Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs) Testing	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D. Andrea Cortese Hassett, Ph.D.

1993

December	The Safety of Blood	Alan Winkelstein, M.D.

November	Flow Cytometry	Alan Winkelstein

October	New Diagnostics for Hepatitis C Virus	Hawazin Faruki, DR.P.H. Dr.P.H.

September	Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

July	Intravenous Gamma Globulin	Alan Winkelstein, M.D.

June	Hepatitis B Virus: Testing and Disease Monitoring	Oliver Kimka Ndimbie,M.D.

May	Leukocyte-reduced Transfusion Therapy	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.

April	HIV and Hemophilia	Margaret V. Ragni, M.D.

January	Polymerase Chain Reaction and Its Clinical Applications to Blood Banking	Hawazin Faruki, Dr.P.H. Alan Winkelstein, M.D.

1992

December	The Lupus Anticoagulant	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

November	Newer Approaches to Treatment of Hemophilia and von Willebrand's Disease	Margaret V. Ragni, M.D.

September	Transfusion Associated Graft vs. Host Disease and Irradiated Blood Products	Hawazin Faruki, Dr.P.H. Dr.P.H.

August	Fresh Frozen Plasma	Franklin A. Bontempo, M.D.

July	Use of Topical Fibrinogen	Darrell J. Triulzi, M.D.

June	Autologous and Directed Donations	Joseph E. Kiss, M.D.,

April	Accidental Exposure Program for Blood-Borne Pathogens	Alan Winkelstein, M.D.

February	Hepatic C Virus	Oliver Kimka Ndimbie, M.D.

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