Prophylactic Red Cell Exchange: Preventing Complications in Pregnant Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Sariipek N, Horstman E, Tormey C, Yurtsever N. Prophylactic Red Cell Exchange: Preventing Complications in Pregnant Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2024, 144: 5340-5340. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-198650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed cell exchangeManagement of pregnancy-related complicationsSickle cell diseasePre-eclampsiaPregnancy-related complicationsCesarean sectionCell diseaseApgar scoreHealthy infantsPainful crisesBilateral retinal vein occlusionAmerican Society for Apheresis guidelinesSpectra Optia apheresis systemHematocrit levelsEmergency cesarean sectionRetinal artery occlusionRetinal vein occlusionBilateral renal infarctionSickle cell-related complicationsHistory of retinopathyPrevent pre-eclampsiaSecond-line therapyTransient vision lossWeeks of gestationPregnancy related complicationsA multi‐institutional survey of apheresis services among institutions in the United States
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