Blood Transfusion

"Blood Transfusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Descriptor ID	D001803
MeSH Number(s)	E02.095.135
Concept/Terms	Blood Transfusion Blood Transfusion Blood Transfusions Transfusion, Blood Transfusions, Blood

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Biological Therapy [E02.095]
Blood Transfusion [E02.095.135]

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Bar chart showing 117 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2018 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
1999	4	1	5
2000	1	1	2
2001	1	1	2
2003	1	4	5
2004	2	2	4
2005	3	0	3
2006	2	0	2
2007	2	2	4
2008	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	2	2	4
2011	2	3	5
2012	1	5	6
2013	1	2	3
2014	2	1	3
2015	0	2	2
2016	4	2	6
2017	3	4	7
2018	3	6	9
2019	1	5	6
2020	2	3	5
2021	4	5	9
2022	1	5	6
2023	4	3	7
2024	4	1	5
2025	2	1	3
2026	1	0	1

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Goldsweig AM, Ballantyne CM, White HD, Abbott JD, Fergusson DA, Herbert BM, Goodman SG, Carson JL, Brooks MM. Effect of age on restrictive and liberal transfusion outcomes in patients with anemia and myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2026 Jul; 297:107381.

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Tang N, Zhang J, Liu X, Yao D, Zhang X, Ye P, Liu T, Liang J, Yang W, Armstrong E, Mitchell P, Ivers R, Wong RMY, Wang Y, Yang M, Tian M. Effects of pre-operative continuing oral anticoagulants or antiplatelets on health outcomes among older patients with hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2025 Aug; 36(8):1347-1357.

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Bosch NA, Law AC, Roubinian NH, Reza Jafarzadeh S, Walkey AJ. Variation in effectiveness of blood transfusion by hospital day: A multicenter retrospective study. J Hosp Med. 2026 Feb; 21(2):133-141.

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Goldsweig AM, Kostis WJ, Herbert BM, Bouleti C, Potter BJ, Strom JB, Benatar J, Huynh T, Vallurupalli S, Figueiredo EL, Abbott JD, Cooper HA, DeFilippis AP, Fergusson DA, Goodman SG, H?bert PC, Lopes RD, Rao SV, Simon T, Carson JL, Brooks MM, Alexander JH. Blood Transfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Anemia, and Heart Failure: Lessons From MINT. Circ Heart Fail. 2025 Apr; 18(4):e012495.

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Carson JL, Fergusson DA, Noveck H, Mallick R, Simon T, Rao SV, Cooper H, Stanworth SJ, Portela GT, Ducrocq G, Bertolet M, DeFilippis AP, Goldsweig AM, Kim S, Triulzi DJ, Menegus MA, Abbott JD, Lopes RD, Brooks MM, Alexander JH, H?bert PC, Goodman SG, Steg PG. Restrictive versus Liberal Transfusion in Myocardial Infarction - A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis. NEJM Evid. 2025 Feb; 4(2):EVIDoa2400223.

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Simon T, Herbert BM, Brooks MM, Goodman SG, Alexander JH, Steg PG, Lopes RD, Ghafghazi S, Bouleti C, Cooper HA, McCamant EL, Bainey KR, Aronow HD, Abbott JD, Alsweiler C, Bertolet M, Fergusson DA, Goldsweig AM, H?bert PC, Carson JL. Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: 6-Month Mortality in the MINT Trial. Circulation. 2024 Sep 24; 150(13):1064-1066.

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Salenger R, Arora RC, Bracey A, D'Oria M, Engelman DT, Evans C, Grant MC, Gunaydin S, Morton V, Ozawa S, Patel PA, Raphael J, Rosengart TK, Shore-Lesserson L, Tibi P, Shander A. Cardiac Surgical Bleeding, Transfusion, and Quality Metrics: Joint Consensus Statement by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society and Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 02; 119(2):280-295.

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DeFilippis AP, Abbott JD, Herbert BM, Bertolet MH, Chaitman BR, White HD, Goldsweig AM, Polonsky TS, Gupta R, Alsweiler C, Silvain J, de Barros E Silva PGM, Hillis GS, Daneault B, Tessalee M, Menegus MA, Rao SV, Lopes RD, H?bert PC, Alexander JH, Brooks MM, Carson JL, Goodman SG. Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion in Patients With Type 1 or Type 2 Myocardial Infarction: A Prespecified Analysis of the MINT Trial. Circulation. 2024 Dec 03; 150(23):1826-1836.

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Bosch NA, Law AC, Shi Z, Jafarzadeh SR, Walkey AJ. A novel measure to summarize blood transfusion practice during critical illness. Transfusion. 2024 05; 64(5):784-788.

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Iannone A, Cumming M, Osinski A, Brandeburg C, Schultz J, Slider A, Rodrigue B, O'Hearn L, Herman M, McHale E, Rios J, Uhl L, Andrzejewski C, DeMaria A. How do we use the National Healthcare Safety Network for Hemovigilance in Massachusetts? Transfusion. 2024 02; 64(2):200-209.

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