Understanding CMV Risks in Blood Transfusions

Keen to augment your blood transfusion game but confused as to when, where and why? Join the Bloody Minded boffins as we cover all the major modifications to blood products you can order. More importantly, why you should and sometimes shouldn't bother ordering them. Have a sensible conversation with your blood bank after you listen to this episode.

Timestamps:

00:58 - How the blood bank actually works

04:03 - Aged Products

07:30 - Frozen Cells

10:32 - Transfusing the Bombay phenotype

12:10 - Leukodepletion

13:57 - CMV negative

19:17 - Irradiated units

19:52 - TA-GVHD

27:58 - HLA Matching

32:46 - Take home messages

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