2011
Partial Exchange Transfusion for Polycythemia Hyperviscosity Syndrome
Hopewell B, Steiner L, Ehrenkranz R, Bizzarro M, Gallagher P. Partial Exchange Transfusion for Polycythemia Hyperviscosity Syndrome. American Journal Of Perinatology 2011, 28: 557-564. PMID: 21365533, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1274504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial exchange transfusionPercent of patientsRisk factorsMaternal diabetesExchange transfusionSignificant complicationsHyperviscosity syndromeNeonatal intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalLife-threatening complicationsLong-term followIntensive care unitNeonatal medical recordsPatient demographicsRetrospective reviewCare unitMedical recordsRisk populationsComplicationsPatientsStudy periodSignificant decreaseTransfusionDiabetesSyndrome
2008
Hereditary spherocytosis
Perrotta S, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N. Hereditary spherocytosis. The Lancet 2008, 372: 1411-1426. PMID: 18940465, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61588-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary spherocytosisHaemolytic anaemiaSevere haemolytic anaemiaCommon inherited disorderErythrocyte transfusionMost patientsAplastic crisisCommon complicationPrimary lesionNorthern European ancestryClinical severityHaemolytic episodeAnemiaInherited disorderIsolated mutationsCareful assessmentSpherocytosisEuropean ancestryDisordersMain causeCholelithiasisSplenectomyJaundiceSplenomegalyTransfusion
2007
A Decline in the Frequency of Neonatal Exchange Transfusions and Its Effect on Exchange-Related Morbidity and Mortality
Steiner LA, Bizzarro MJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. A Decline in the Frequency of Neonatal Exchange Transfusions and Its Effect on Exchange-Related Morbidity and Mortality. Pediatrics 2007, 120: 27-32. PMID: 17606558, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExchange transfusionNeonatal exchange transfusionPatient demographicsDouble volume exchange transfusionSpecial care unit admissionsCare unit admissionRetrospective chart reviewSerious underlying conditionsUnit admissionIntravenous immunoglobulinAdverse eventsChart reviewCalcium replacementHigher proportionPlatelet transfusionsPostnatal careSingle institutionUnderlying conditionTransfusionPatientsClinical practiceAmerican AcademyUniform protocolSame time periodManagement guidelines