2016
Two approaches to the clinical dilemma of treating TTP with therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with a history of anaphylactic reactions to plasma
Sidhu D, Snyder EL, Tormey CA. Two approaches to the clinical dilemma of treating TTP with therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with a history of anaphylactic reactions to plasma. Journal Of Clinical Apheresis 2016, 32: 158-162. PMID: 27246502, DOI: 10.1002/jca.21475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic plasma exchangeThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraSevere allergic reactionsAnaphylactic reactionsTTP exacerbationTTP remissionTreatment strategiesAllergic reactionsVon Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving proteasePotential treatment strategyPossible treatment protocolReplacement plasmaAdverse eventsAcute treatmentPlasma exchangeThrombocytopenic purpuraSimilar patientsClinical dilemmaTreatment protocolAllergic riskPatientsDonor plasmaADAMTS-13Plasma productsStandard plasma
2012
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Reporting of Adverse Effects of Transfusion
Torres R, Kenney B, Tormey C. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Reporting of Adverse Effects of Transfusion. Lab Medicine 2012, 43: 217-231. DOI: 10.1309/lm3naabjjk1hnyfu.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTransfusion reactionsAdverse transfusion eventsMild transfusion reactionRisk of transfusionPulmonary complicationsTransfusion eventsClinical featuresAnaphylactic reactionsFebrile responseClinical dilemmaTransfusionHemolytic reactionTransfusion medicineAdverse effectsSeptic reactionsDiagnosisCurrent understandingComplicationsEtiologyIncidencePreventionReporting