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