Live Journal Club
On March 28, 2024, the TER coordinators Allison Mo, Susan Brunskill and Catherine Kimber held a Live Journal Club where they invited the reviewers to discuss selected papers from the Round-Up.
Introduction
Welcome to the quarterly Transfusion Evidence Round-Up.
This is a collaboration between the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) and the Transfusion Evidence Library (TEL). We aim to highlight high quality evidence randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews about an internationally relevant subject in the field of Transfusion Medicine. All references are drawn from the Transfusion Evidence Library and, where relevant, Stem Cell Evidence.
This Transfusion Evidence Round-Up is sent to ISBT members and TEL subscribers, so if you are a subscriber to both mailing lists and receive it twice please bear with us until we can resolve this.
The Transfusion Evidence Library is produced by the Systematic Review Initiative (SRI) and funded by the four UK blood services. It is available free at the point of access providing a comprehensive and up-to-date database of high quality evidence in Transfusion Medicine.
Top 10 articles
The following 10 articles were selected from the Transfusion Evidence Library by 3 reviewers: Faten Moftah, Eugene Zhiburt and Kshitija Mittal.
Top article
Plasma exchange and glucocorticoids to delay death or end-stage renal disease in anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis: PEXIVAS non-inferiority factorial RCT Jayne, D., et al. (2022). Health Technology Assessment.
Selected articles
These articles were discussed during the Live Journal Club.
Safety and efficacy of hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors vs. erythropoietin-stimulating agents in treating anemia in renal patients (with or without dialysis): a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Damarlapally, N., et al. (2023). Cureus
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury, and mortality after trauma are associated with increased circulation of syndecan-1, soluble thrombomodulin, and receptor for advanced glycation end products.
Dixon, A., et al. (2023). The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Can trajectory nor-epinephrine infiltration reduce blood loss during percutaneous nephrolithotomy? A double-blinded randomized controlled trial.
El-Shaer, W., et al. (2022). International Journal of Urology
Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions.
Hariri, G., et al. (2023). Critical Care
Effect of blood transfusion post kidney transplantation on de novo human leukocytes antigen donor-specific antibody development and clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kang, Z.Y., et al. (2023). Transplant Immunology
Ferric citrate for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia and anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Li, L., et al. (2022). Renal Failure
The effect of perioperative blood transfusion on survival after renal cell carcinoma nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Liu, Y., et al. (2023). Frontiers in Oncology
Efficacy of therapeutic apheresis for cryoglobulinemic vasculitis patients with renal involvement: a systematic review.
Miao, J., et al. (2023). Blood Purification
Two phase 3 studies on ophthalmologic effects of roxadustat versus darbepoetin.
Sepah, Y.J., et al. (2022). Kidney International Reports
Editorial Board
Faten Moftah
Dr Faten Moftah is the current president of the African Society of Blood Transfusion (AfSBT) and executive director of the Egyptian Society of Blood Services. She is also co-chair of the Policy and Practice Improvements working party for the Global Transfusion forum of the AABB. She is a consultant of transfusion medicine for the WHO, CDC, European Union and AfSBT. She has authored and co-authored more than 60 publications, books, guidelines, and papers, and contributed to the restructuring of blood services in several countries including Yemen, Libya, Oman, South Sudan, Uganda, & Ethiopia.
Eugene Zhiburt
Professor Eugene Zhiburt is professor of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and head of the Department of Blood Transfusion at the Pirogov Russian National Medical Surgical Center, Russia. He received his PhD in 1992 from the Institute of Pulmonology, St Petersburg. His research interests are transfusion medicine organisation, clinical blood transfusion, blood and blood products safety, laboratory diagnostics and transfusion & clinical immunology. He was ISBT regional director from 2010-2014.
Kshitija Mittal
Dr Kshitija Mittal is Assistant Professor in the Department of Transfusion Medicine at Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. She has 10 years of experience in the field of Transfusion Medicine with special interest in TTI screening and Apheresis. Her career highlights include being awarded with the ISBT Harold Gunson Fellowship at ISBT Cancun in 2012 and ISBT Malaysia 2022, being Assistant Editor for the third edition of the Indian government Transfusion Medicine Technical Manual, Assistant Editor of the PubMed-indexed Asian Journal of Transfusion Science from 2013-2017 and has a total of 32 publications.
Systematic Research Initiative
The Systematic Review Initiative (SRI) is a clinical research group established in 2001 by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and funded by the UK Blood Services. The primary objective of the SRI is to “develop the evidence base for the practice of transfusion medicine”, by undertaking systematic reviews and other evidence-based medicine research projects in the transfusion field. @sritransfusion
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Transfusion Evidence Library
The Transfusion Evidence Library is a database of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to transfusion medicine. It is fully searchable, updated monthly and aims to be a key resource for medical practitioners, policy makers and researchers both in the UK and around the world. A monthly email: The Transfusion Evidence Alert with the latest top 10 records is sent to subscribers. The library is produced by the Systematic Review Initiative and funded by the UK Blood Services.
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- @transfusionlib
Stem Cell Evidence
Stem Cell Evidence is a comprehensive collection of high quality research relevant to haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, updated monthly. The most important articles in the field are highlighted in the Stem Cell Evidence Alert which is a newsletter emailed to subscribers. Stem Cell Evidence aims to be a key resource worldwide for medical practitioners, clinical researchers and policy makers. It is also intended to be of value to those planning new clinical trials in the field. It is produced by the Systematic Review Initiative and funded by the UK Blood Services and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.
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- @evidencestemc