2019
The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors
Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R, Karafin M, Tan S, Spencer B, Roubinian N, Wu Y, Triulzi D, Kleinman S, Gottschall J, Tormey C, Hendrickson J. The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors. Blood 2019, 134: 2452. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-121388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC alloantibodiesTransfusion historyBlood donorsBlood donor databasePregnant femalesPersistent antibodiesPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancyAntibody screenMean durationPregnancy historyFemale healthy blood donorsRed blood cell alloantibodiesDonor databaseMean timeAntibody screen resultsHealthy blood donorsUS blood centersSubsequent donationsMajority of donorsSubsequent blood donationsAlloantibody specificitiesRBC alloimmunizationCell microchimerismAntigen exposure
2018
Prevalence and risk factors for RBC alloantibodies in blood donors in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III)
Karafin MS, Tan S, Tormey CA, Spencer BR, Hauser RG, Norris PJ, Roubinian NH, Wu Y, Triulzi DJ, Kleinman S, Gottschall JL, Hendrickson JE. Prevalence and risk factors for RBC alloantibodies in blood donors in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III). Transfusion 2018, 59: 217-225. PMID: 30427537, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive antibody screenDonor Evaluation Study-IIIAntibody screenRisk factorsRecipient EpidemiologyTransfusion historyBlood centersRBC alloantibodiesBlood donorsRed blood cell alloimmunizationCommon antibody specificitiesPrior transfusion historyRBC alloantibody formationSignificant RBC alloantibodiesHistory of transfusionAdjusted odds ratioMultivariable logistic regressionUS blood centersStudy IIIUS blood donorsPotent immune stimulusFuture medical careHealthy US blood donorsPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancy
2013
Record fragmentation due to transfusion at multiple health care facilities: a risk factor for delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions
Unni N, Peddinghaus M, Tormey CA, Stack G. Record fragmentation due to transfusion at multiple health care facilities: a risk factor for delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions. Transfusion 2013, 54: 98-103. PMID: 23711236, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsTransfusion recordsNearby hospitalLocation of transfusionAntibody test resultsBlood group antibodiesHealth care facilitiesPrior transfusionsAntibody testingIncompatible transfusionsGroup antibodiesTransfusion activityTransfusionCare facilitiesPatientsState HospitalHemolytic reactionHospitalStudy designScreen testingAntibodiesCommon discrepancyStudy goalPercentRecords