2015
Measuring the influence of blood component infusion rate on recipient vital signs
Gehrie EA, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Measuring the influence of blood component infusion rate on recipient vital signs. Vox Sanguinis 2015, 109: 353-358. PMID: 26174450, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cellsInfusion rateVital signsBlood pressurePulse rateBlood product volumeClose patient monitoringEvidence-based guidelinesBlood component administrationFaster infusion rateRoutine transfusionTransfusionMultispecialty hospitalHospital wardsHealthcare providersHospital unitsInfusion timeBlood componentsBlood cellsInfusionPlateletsPatient monitoringSignsSignificant changes
2014
The Development and Implementation of, and First Years' Experience With, a Massive/Emergency Transfusion Protocol (Damage Control Hematology Protocol) in a Veterans Affairs Hospital
Gehrie EA, Tormey CA. The Development and Implementation of, and First Years' Experience With, a Massive/Emergency Transfusion Protocol (Damage Control Hematology Protocol) in a Veterans Affairs Hospital. Military Medicine 2014, 179: 1099-1105. PMID: 25269127, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlood BanksBlood Grouping and CrossmatchingBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionClinical AuditClinical ProtocolsConnecticutEmergenciesErythrocyte TransfusionFactor VIIaFactor VIIIFibrinogenHematemesisHospitals, VeteransHumansLaboratories, HospitalMalePlasma ExchangePlatelet TransfusionPostoperative HemorrhageRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRecombinant factor VIIaRed blood cellsVeterans Affairs hospitalTransfusion protocolFactor VIIaUnits of RBCsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemUnits of FFPLarge trauma centersHospital-based blood banksETP patientsMassive transfusionTrauma centerFrozen plasmaSeparate patientsPatientsWest HavenBleeding emergenciesBlood bankBlood cellsYears' experienceHealthcare systemPlateletsHospital
2013
Allergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components
Xiao W, Tormey CA, Capetillo A, Maitta RW. Allergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components. Vox Sanguinis 2013, 105: 334-340. PMID: 23802769, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic transfusion reactionsTransfusion reactionsATR rateApheresis plateletsPlatelet componentsApheresis componentsAcademic medical centerABO mismatchAdverse eventsAntigen exposurePlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countDonor factorsMedical CenterApheresis productsApheresis unitsPlatelet productsStudy periodTransfusionPlateletsSimilar ratesFurther investigation
2010
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a whole blood platelet‐sparing leukoreduction filtration system
Snyder EL, Whitley P, Kingsbury T, Miripol J, Tormey CA. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a whole blood platelet‐sparing leukoreduction filtration system. Transfusion 2010, 50: 2145-2151. PMID: 20497514, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02701.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cellsWhite blood cellsAutologous plateletsTransfusion productsBlood cellsAdverse clinical sequelaeCPD plasmaProduction of plateletsResidual white blood cellsClinical sequelaeDrug Administration requirementsHospital useVivo efficacyLeukoreduction filtersBlood centersStudy designVivo evaluationLR productsVivo characteristicsPlateletsRBC recoveryAdministration requirementsVitroSurvival ratioFDA guidelines
2009
Analysis of transfusion reactions associated with prestorage‐pooled platelet components
Tormey CA, Sweeney JD, Champion MH, Pisciotto PT, Snyder EL, Wu Y. Analysis of transfusion reactions associated with prestorage‐pooled platelet components. Transfusion 2009, 49: 1242-1247. PMID: 19389029, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02128.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandom donor plateletsSingle-donor plateletsTransfusion reactionsPlatelet infusionTransfusion-related acute lung injuryCommon adverse eventsPLT productsAcute lung injuryTertiary care hospitalCases of sepsisAllergic transfusion reactionsTransfusion reaction ratesSignificant differencesAdverse eventsLung injuryCare hospitalVolume overloadFebrile reactionsChi-square analysisTotal infusionPlatelet componentsInfusionStudy designP-valuePlatelets