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Impacts of ABO-incompatible platelet transfusions on platelet recovery and outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage
Magid-Bernstein J, Beaman CB, Carvalho-Poyraz F, Boehme A, Hod EA, Francis RO, Elkind MSV, Agarwal S, Park S, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Roh D. Impacts of ABO-incompatible platelet transfusions on platelet recovery and outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage. Blood 2021, 137: 2699-2703. PMID: 33649761, PMCID: PMC9635530, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020008381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsABO-incompatible platelet transfusionsIntracerebral hemorrhagePlatelet transfusionsPlatelet recoveryABO-compatible transfusionsSingle-center cohortOdds of mortalityABO-incompatible transfusionLow platelet recoveryNeurological outcomeOngoing bleedingABO compatibilityICH outcomeMedication effectsTransfusionPoor mRSPatientsHemorrhageOutcomesUnderlying mechanismFurther investigationBleedingCohortMortalityRecovery
2020
Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Roh DJ, Carvalho Poyraz F, Magid-Bernstein J, Elkind MSV, Agarwal S, Park S, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Hod E, Murthy SB. Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105317. PMID: 32992186, PMCID: PMC7686150, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRBC transfusionICH outcomeDisease severityComorbidity burdenICH hospitalizationsPoor outcomeRed blood cell transfusionICD-9-CM codesBlood cell transfusionAdditional prospective studiesRed blood cell levelsIntracerebral hemorrhage outcomesNationwide Inpatient SampleLower red blood cell levelsBlood cell levelsBaseline comorbiditiesHospital mortalityTransfusion exposureVentriculostomy drainsCell transfusionLow comorbidityIntracerebral hemorrhageMechanical ventilationProspective studyInpatient SampleA rare case of HIV CNS escape in a patient previously considered a viral controller
Magid-Bernstein J, Guo CY, Chow FC, Thakur KT. A rare case of HIV CNS escape in a patient previously considered a viral controller. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2020, 31: 694-698. PMID: 32538333, DOI: 10.1177/0956462420922452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral controllersViral suppressionFungal CNS infectionsNon-HIV infectionsPerinatal HIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus ribonucleic acid levelsCentral nervous systemRibonucleic acid levelsCNS infectionsHIV RNAHIV infectionRare caseCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemAcid levelsInfectionYoung menIndependent replicationHIVPatientsSuppressionSetting