Press Releases 27 May 2008

Response to recent studies purporting to show that transfusion of older red blood cells leads to greater risk. pdf

The presentation was made to the US Dept of HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability by Larry Dumont, MBA, PhD for BEST.

  pdf Press Release, 27 May 2008 (35 KB) BEST has released a press release responding to recent studies purporting to show that transfusion of older red blood cells leads to greater risk.

  pdf Older Red Blood Cells- The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative View of the Evidence (2.30 MB) . Presentation made to the US Dept of HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability by Larry Dumont, MBA, PhD. 30 May 2008.