2021
Transfusion practices for pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III)
Goel R, Nellis ME, Karam O, Hanson SJ, Tormey CA, Patel RM, Birch R, Sachais BS, Sola‐Visner M, Hauser RG, Luban NLC, Gottschall J, Josephson CD, Hendrickson JE, Karafin MS, Study‐IV‐Pediatric F. Transfusion practices for pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐III (REDS‐III). Transfusion 2021, 61: 2589-2600. PMID: 34455598, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational normalized ratioBlood Institute Recipient EpidemiologyDonor Evaluation Study-IIINational Heart LungTransfusion practicePediatric oncologyRecipient EpidemiologyHSCT patientsPlasma transfusionRed blood cellsPlatelet countHeart LungHematopoietic stem cell transplantation patientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsMedian international normalized ratioStem cell transplant patientsStem cell transplantation patientsLower INR valuesPre-transfusion HbMedian platelet countMulticenter retrospective studyCell transplant patientsCell transplantation patientsStudy IIIAcute myeloid leukemia
2013
Allergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components
Xiao W, Tormey CA, Capetillo A, Maitta RW. Allergic transfusion reactions to platelets are more commonly associated with prepooled than apheresis components. Vox Sanguinis 2013, 105: 334-340. PMID: 23802769, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic transfusion reactionsTransfusion reactionsATR rateApheresis plateletsPlatelet componentsApheresis componentsAcademic medical centerABO mismatchAdverse eventsAntigen exposurePlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countDonor factorsMedical CenterApheresis productsApheresis unitsPlatelet productsStudy periodTransfusionPlateletsSimilar ratesFurther investigation
2008
Acute vancomycin-dependent immune thrombocytopenia as an anamnestic response
Kenney B, Tormey CA. Acute vancomycin-dependent immune thrombocytopenia as an anamnestic response. Platelets 2008, 19: 379-383. PMID: 18791945, DOI: 10.1080/09537100802082280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAmputation, SurgicalAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntigens, Human PlateletAutoantibodiesBacteremiaCeftazidimeDrug Therapy, CombinationFoot DiseasesGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MImmunologic MemoryMaleMiddle AgedPurpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicSurgical Wound InfectionVancomycinConceptsAntibiotic therapyPlatelet antibodiesPlatelet countPlatelet destructionAdverse bleeding eventsAnamnestic antibody responseDrug-related thrombocytopeniaNew onset thrombocytopeniaRapid platelet destructionAnti-platelet antibodiesNormal platelet countCases of thrombocytopeniaSafe drug useBleeding eventsVancomycin administrationWet gangreneImmune thrombocytopeniaImmediate discontinuationRare complicationMale patientsAnamnestic responseDrug withdrawalSevere thrombocytopeniaAcute reductionPrior sensitization