2016
Detection rate of blood group alloimmunization based on real‐world testing practices and kinetics of antibody induction and evanescence
Stack G, Tormey CA. Detection rate of blood group alloimmunization based on real‐world testing practices and kinetics of antibody induction and evanescence. Transfusion 2016, 56: 2662-2667. PMID: 27394029, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibody inductionAntibody testingAlloantibody detectionRed blood cell transfusionNon-ABO antibodiesBlood cell transfusionGeneral hospital settingBlood group alloantibodiesDetection rateRBC infusionCell transfusionRBC transfusionAntibody screenDays posttransfusionMismatched transfusionHospital settingTransfusionHemolytic reactionRBC unitsStudy designTesting practicesAlloantibodiesAlloimmunizationPatientsOne-third
2009
Estimation of Combat-Related Blood Group Alloimmunization and Delayed Serologic Transfusion Reactions in U.S. Military Veterans
Tormey CA, Stack G. Estimation of Combat-Related Blood Group Alloimmunization and Delayed Serologic Transfusion Reactions in U.S. Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2009, 174: 503-507. PMID: 20731281, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-02-5808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerologic transfusion reactionsTransfusion reactionsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterAnamnestic immune responseMilitary veteran patientsBlood group alloantibodiesMilitary veteransPre-existing antibodiesU.S. military veteransAlloimmunization ratePrior alloimmunizationVeteran patientsTransfusion recordsVA careImmune responseMedical CenterAlloimmunizationAlloantibodiesVeteransAntibodiesHigh rateTransfusionPatientsPrevalenceCareThe persistence and evanescence of blood group alloantibodies in men
Tormey CA, Stack G. The persistence and evanescence of blood group alloantibodies in men. Transfusion 2009, 49: 505-512. PMID: 19040411, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.02014.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood group alloantibodiesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterInitial negative testingTransfusion service recordsTransfusion-related alloimmunizationDuration of followHemolytic transfusion reactionsMonths of detectionFirst antibodyMale patientsTransfusion reactionsMedical CenterAlloantibodiesNegative testingAntibody detectionYear of inductionStudy designAntigenic specificityAntibodiesMilitary veteransPatientsMore yearsTwo-thirdsService recordsMen