Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast 098CE: "Simply REDS" with Steve Kleinman and Cassandra Josephson
Jul 18, 2022
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Origins and Evolution of REDS
- The REDS project began in 1989 to address blood safety concerns, initially focusing on retroviruses like HIV and HTLV.
- It evolved from a donor-only study to include recipient data, enabling vein-to-vein tracking of transfusions.
REDS Advancing Blood Safety
- Blood transfusion safety improved drastically since the 1980s, initially focusing on HIV and hepatitis C.
- REDS helped rapidly study emerging pathogens, ensuring blood safety with data-driven interventions.
Mathematical Modeling and Vein-to-Vein Data
- REDS introduced mathematical modeling to estimate residual risk of transfusion-transmitted infections.
- The vein-to-vein linked database enables tracking from donor to recipient, revolutionizing transfusion epidemiology.