2019
Fatal acute hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti‐B from a platelet apheresis unit stored in platelet additive solution
Balbuena‐Merle R, West FB, Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE. Fatal acute hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti‐B from a platelet apheresis unit stored in platelet additive solution. Transfusion 2019, 59: 1911-1915. PMID: 30865314, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup B patientsHemolytic transfusion reactionsDirect antiglobulin testB patientsTransfusion reactionsApheresis unitsBlood group B patientsRelapsed acute myeloid leukemiaAcute hemolytic transfusion reactionAnti-human globulin phaseHigh lactate dehydrogenaseAnti-human globulinAcute myeloid leukemiaRecipient testingDonor testingRecipient variablesExtravascular hemolysisPlatelet transfusionsTransfusion recipientsAntibody screenHigh bilirubinPLT transfusionsAntiglobulin testBlood productsMyeloid leukemia
2018
Delayed haemolytic and serologic transfusion reactions
Siddon AJ, Kenney BC, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Delayed haemolytic and serologic transfusion reactions. Current Opinion In Hematology 2018, 25: 459-467. PMID: 30124474, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseAdverse eventsTransfusion reactionsTransfusion-associated adverse eventsHaemolytic transfusion reactionsSerologic transfusion reactionsGeneral patient groupNovel immunosuppressive agentPractical preventive strategiesEvidence-based approachImmune dysregulationImmunosuppressive agentsPatient groupTransfusion recipientsRisk factorsBasic epidemiologyCell diseasePreventive strategiesRed blood cell deathAntibody detectionDHTRHaemolytic reactionsMultitude of reportsCell deathDHTRs
2013
Limiting the Extent of a Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction With Automated Red Blood Cell Exchange
Tormey CA, Stack G. Limiting the Extent of a Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction With Automated Red Blood Cell Exchange. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2013, 137: 861-4. PMID: 23721278, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0154-cr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell exchangeHemolytic transfusion reactionsDAT resultsTransfusion reactionsDirect antiglobulin test resultsCell exchangeIncompatible red blood cellsSymptoms of hemolysisRed blood cell unitsPositive antibody screenBlood group antibodiesAntigen-negative unitsAnamnestic increaseAntigen reexposureFurther hemolysisRed blood cellsAntibody screenGroup antibodiesPatient historyBlood cellsDHTRTransfusionHemolysisSymptomsCell units
2008
Delayed intravascular haemolysis following multiple asymptomatic ABO‐incompatible red blood cell transfusions in a patient with hepatic failure
Tormey CA, Stack G. Delayed intravascular haemolysis following multiple asymptomatic ABO‐incompatible red blood cell transfusions in a patient with hepatic failure. Vox Sanguinis 2008, 95: 232-235. PMID: 19121188, DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01085.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsABO-incompatible red blood cell (RBC) transfusionsRed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionFresh frozen plasmaCell transfusionHepatic failureDelayed Haemolytic Transfusion ReactionAnamnestic antibody responseLow complement levelsHaemolytic transfusion reactionsOnset of haemolysisFirst transfusionRBC transfusionComplement levelsIncompatible transfusionsAntibody responseAntibody titresHepatic diseaseTransfusion reactionsIntravascular haemolysisTransfusionPatientsRBC unitsB RBCsHaemolysis