2022
Procuring rare (珍しい)* Japanese red blood cell units for a bleeding patient with anti-K11 requiring a life-saving procedure
Rodriguez J, Tormey C. Procuring rare (珍しい)* Japanese red blood cell units for a bleeding patient with anti-K11 requiring a life-saving procedure. Immunohematology 2022, 38: 96-99. PMID: 36190197, DOI: 10.21307/immunohematology-2022-049.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAmerican Rare Donor ProgramRed blood cell unitsAntigen-positive unitsLife-saving procedurePotential clinical significanceMultiple comorbiditiesKnee amputationExtremity amputationCritical anemiaCase reportAdverse reactionsClinical significanceCell unitsPatient plasmaTransfusion communityGroup OClinical necessityDonor ProgramRBC unitsPatientsAmputationCompatible unitsAnemiaChallenging caseRare event
2016
Red Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Red Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2016, 30: 635-651. PMID: 27113001, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell antibodiesRBC alloimmunization rateBlood cell transfusionManagement of patientsDevelopment of alloantibodiesBlood group antigensAlloimmunization rateRBC alloimmunizationSuch alloantibodiesCell transfusionCell antibodiesClinical significanceHemolytic anemiaPatients' interpretationsDetected antibodiesTransfusionGroup antigensBlood bankCompatible unitsAntibodiesAlloantibodiesOncology disordersDeleterious consequencesAlloimmunization