2018
A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe
Haque L, Villanueva M, Russo A, Yuan Y, Lee EJ, Topal J, Podoltsev N. A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to the United States from Europe. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006727. PMID: 30286207, PMCID: PMC6171829, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisHealthy travelersRare caseEndemic areasEndemic visceral leishmaniasisSuccessful initial treatmentLiposomal amphotericin BBone marrow biopsyImmunocompetent adultsImmunocompetent travelersNight sweatsImmunocompetent individualsInitial treatmentMarrow biopsyRelapseAmphotericin BPreventive measuresLeishmaniasisTreatmentUnited StatesExtensive experiencePancytopeniaSplenomegalyBiopsyPatients
2016
Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States
Pine AB, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma DP, Zelterman D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba HP, Garcia‐Manero G, Lee AI, Podoltsev NA, Barbarotta L, Kasberg S, Hendrickson JE, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States. Transfusion 2016, 57: 289-295. PMID: 27878822, PMCID: PMC5309168, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute leukemiaTransfusion practiceBlood productsTransfusion patternsAL patientsHigh-quality trial evidenceBlood product transfusionBone marrow biopsyEvidence-based guidelinesClinical outcome dataRed blood cell productsBlood cell productsTransfusion goalsProduct transfusionTransfusion triggerUnnecessary transfusionsAmbulatory patientsCryoprecipitate transfusionMarrow biopsyTrial evidenceLumbar punctureSupportive managementCare settingsInvasive proceduresOutcome data
2015
North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia
Pine A, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba H, Garcia-Manero G, Lee A, Podoltsev N, Barbarotta L, Hendrickson J, Gore S, Zeidan A. North American Cooperative Group Members' Patterns of Blood Products Transfusion for Patients with Acute Leukemia. Blood 2015, 126: 1138. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.1138.1138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed blood cell transfusionNon-bleeding patientsBlood cell transfusionBone marrow biopsyBlood product transfusionSouthwest Oncology GroupPlatelet transfusionsOutpatient settingAcute leukemiaPlatelet levelsCell transfusionHemoglobin levelsTransfusion practiceLumbar punctureFibrinogen levelsProduct transfusionHospitalized patientsOncology GroupClinical trialsPlatelet thresholdMost respondersConsensus evidence-based guidelinesMost providersEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupStable hospitalized patients