2020
Passive anti‐C acquired in the setting of Rh immune globulin administration following Rh mismatched apheresis platelet transfusion: A case series
Sostin N, Ross R, Balbuena‐Merle R, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Passive anti‐C acquired in the setting of Rh immune globulin administration following Rh mismatched apheresis platelet transfusion: A case series. Journal Of Clinical Apheresis 2020, 35: 224-226. PMID: 32110829, DOI: 10.1002/jca.21773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusionsRh immune globulin administrationRisk/benefit ratioApheresis platelet transfusionImmune globulin administrationRhIG immunoprophylaxisImmune globulinTransfusion supportAlloantibody formationCase seriesNegative recipientsAlloimmunization riskRhIG administrationReproductive agePassive transferPLT transfusionsTransfusionBlood bankBenefit ratioRhIGApheresis PLTsAdministrationImmunoprophylaxisPatientsSetting
2017
How do we perform and bill for blood bank physician consultative services?
Jhang JS, Francis RO, Winkler A, Tormey C. How do we perform and bill for blood bank physician consultative services? Transfusion 2017, 57: 2311-2318. PMID: 28833250, DOI: 10.1111/trf.14264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood BanksFees and ChargesHumansPhysiciansReferral and ConsultationUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsIndividual patientsTertiary care teaching hospitalCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPhysician servicesTransfusion medicine physiciansProcedural Terminology codesHealth care providersComponent therapyProvider educationTransfusion reactionsBlood productsTeaching hospitalClinical significanceInappropriate testingCare providersMedicine physiciansTerminology codesApheresis proceduresPatientsPhysiciansConsultative servicesLaboratory test resultsHealth careMedical servicesMedical direction
2016
Red Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies
Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Red Blood Cell Antibodies in Hematology/Oncology Patients Interpretation of Immunohematologic Tests and Clinical Significance of Detected Antibodies. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2016, 30: 635-651. PMID: 27113001, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionRed blood cell antibodiesRBC alloimmunization rateBlood cell transfusionManagement of patientsDevelopment of alloantibodiesBlood group antigensAlloimmunization rateRBC alloimmunizationSuch alloantibodiesCell transfusionCell antibodiesClinical significanceHemolytic anemiaPatients' interpretationsDetected antibodiesTransfusionGroup antigensBlood bankCompatible unitsAntibodiesAlloantibodiesOncology disordersDeleterious consequencesAlloimmunization
2015
Variation in vital signs resulting from blood component administration in adults
Gehrie EA, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Variation in vital signs resulting from blood component administration in adults. Transfusion 2015, 55: 1866-1871. PMID: 25867097, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Use of a Cytokine-Release Assay to Demonstrate Loss of Platelet Secretory Capacity During Blood Bank Processing and Storage
Tormey CA, Stack G. Use of a Cytokine-Release Assay to Demonstrate Loss of Platelet Secretory Capacity During Blood Bank Processing and Storage. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2014, 138: 1481-7. PMID: 25357109, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0680-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Development and Implementation of, and First Years' Experience With, a Massive/Emergency Transfusion Protocol (Damage Control Hematology Protocol) in a Veterans Affairs Hospital
Gehrie EA, Tormey CA. The Development and Implementation of, and First Years' Experience With, a Massive/Emergency Transfusion Protocol (Damage Control Hematology Protocol) in a Veterans Affairs Hospital. Military Medicine 2014, 179: 1099-1105. PMID: 25269127, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlood BanksBlood Grouping and CrossmatchingBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionClinical AuditClinical ProtocolsConnecticutEmergenciesErythrocyte TransfusionFactor VIIaFactor VIIIFibrinogenHematemesisHospitals, VeteransHumansLaboratories, HospitalMalePlasma ExchangePlatelet TransfusionPostoperative HemorrhageRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsFresh frozen plasmaRecombinant factor VIIaRed blood cellsVeterans Affairs hospitalTransfusion protocolFactor VIIaUnits of RBCsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemUnits of FFPLarge trauma centersHospital-based blood banksETP patientsMassive transfusionTrauma centerFrozen plasmaSeparate patientsPatientsWest HavenBleeding emergenciesBlood bankBlood cellsYears' experienceHealthcare systemPlateletsHospital
2007
Resident and Fellow Training in Transfusion Medicine
Wu Y, Tormey C, Stack G. Resident and Fellow Training in Transfusion Medicine. Clinics In Laboratory Medicine 2007, 27: 293-342. PMID: 17556087, DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2007.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research