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Not all red cell concentrate units are equivalent: international survey of processing and in vitro quality data

Overcoming the deceptively low viability of CD45+ cells in thawed cord blood unit segments

Toxic elements in packed red blood cells from smoker donors: a risk for paediatric transfusion?

Characterization of RHD alleles present in serologically RHD‐negative donors determined by a sensitive microplate technique

Blood transfusion‐related immunomodulation in patients with major obstetric haemorrhage

Life events and donor lapse among blood donors in Denmark

Determinants of transfusion decisions in the ICU: haemoglobin concentration, what else?– a retrospective cohort study

Clinical coding data algorithm to categorize type of gastrointestinal bleeding as a primary reason for massive transfusion: results from the Australian and New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry

Automated mononuclear cell collection: a feasibility study employing a new software for extracorporeal photopheresis

Analysis of clinical presentations of allergic transfusion reactions and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions in paediatric patients

Fresh frozen plasma and platelet concentrate storage duration not associated with in hospital mortality risk

Haemoglobin trajectories during pregnancy and associated outcomes using pooled maternity and hospitalization data from two tertiary hospitals

Granulocyte transfusions could benefit patients with severe oral mucositis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Preoperative autologous blood donation in adult bone marrow donors: reappraisal of a single‐centre experience

‘One step closer’: Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men

Tattoos, blood‐borne viruses and blood donors: a blood donor cohort and risk assessment

Feasibility of photoacoustic imaging for the non‐invasive quality management of stored blood bags

Serologic assessments in acute transfusion reactions: practices and yields

A novel protocol for cryopreservation of paediatric red blood cell units allows increased availability of rare blood types

Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men– an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk

Cost‐effectiveness comparison of routine transfusion with restrictive and liberal transfusion strategies for surgical patients in China

The third international standard for anti‐D immunoglobulin: international collaborative study to evaluate candidate preparations

Pathogen reduction with amotosalen/UVA reduces platelet refractoriness in a dog platelet transfusion model

Vox Sanguinis International Forum on paediatric indications for blood component transfusion

Vox Sanguinis International Forum on paediatric indications for blood component transfusion: Summary

Effectiveness of blood donor screening by HIV, HCV, HBV‐NAT assays, as well as HBsAg and anti‐HBc immunoassays in Germany (2008–2015)

Red blood cell utilization and transfusion triggers in patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Iceland 2003–2016

Anti‐HBc screening – is it worth the effort? Results of a 10‐year surveillance programme covering more than 30 million donations in Germany

The impact of red blood cell manufacturing variables on bacterial growth dynamics: a pilot study

Utility of temperature‐sensitive indicators for temperature monitoring of red‐blood‐cell units

One‐unit compared to two‐unit platelet transfusions for adult oncology outpatients

The prevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 & 2 (HTLV‐1/2) in South African blood donors

Sex‐mismatched red blood cell transfusions and mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Health economic implications of testing blood donors in South Africa for HTLV 1 & 2 infection

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Seroprevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in blood donors in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Biologic roles of the ABH and Lewis histo‐blood group antigens Part I: infection and immunity

Thromboelastography as a tool to evaluate blood of healthy volunteers and blood component quality: a review

An in vitro study of coagulation properties in refrigerated whole blood and reconstituted whole blood

Selected CD molecules and the phagocytosis of microvesicles released from erythrocytes ex vivo

Impact of cell saver during cardiac surgery on blood transfusion requirements: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Evaluation of a tool to score donor vein suitability for blood donation

When are infection risks of blood transfusion tolerable? Towards understanding the ethical views of stakeholders in the blood supply

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There could not be strong association between acupuncture and transfusion‐transmissible infections

Prevalence and laboratorial determinants of the clinical relevance of antibodies of undetermined specificity

Improving haemophilia therapy in developing countries: virus‐safe cryoprecipitate

Prior blood donations do not affect efficacy of G‐CSF mobilization nor outcomes of haematopoietic stem cell collection in healthy donors

Why do young men lapse from blood donation?