Early and current days of transfusion medicine help to understand longevity and particularities of transfusion therapy in the elderly

Transfus Apher Sci. 2015 Jun;52(3):261. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 8.

Authors

Jean-Daniel Tissot¹, Urs E Nydegger², Lorenz Risch¹

Affiliations

¹ Interregional Blood Transfusion Service, Swiss Red Cross, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Medical Laboratory Dr. Risch, Bern, Switzerland.
² Interregional Blood Transfusion Service, Swiss Red Cross, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Medical Laboratory Dr. Risch, Bern, CH 3097, Switzerland. Electronic address: urs.nydegger@risch.ch.

PMID: 25937248
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2015.04.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging
Animals
Blood Banks
Blood Transfusion
Congresses as Topic
Geriatrics / methods
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Longevity
Platelet Transfusion
Transfusion Medicine / history
Transfusion Medicine / methods*