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
2013
Record fragmentation due to transfusion at multiple health care facilities: a risk factor for delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions
Unni N, Peddinghaus M, Tormey CA, Stack G. Record fragmentation due to transfusion at multiple health care facilities: a risk factor for delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions. Transfusion 2013, 54: 98-103. PMID: 23711236, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsTransfusion recordsNearby hospitalLocation of transfusionAntibody test resultsBlood group antibodiesHealth care facilitiesPrior transfusionsAntibody testingIncompatible transfusionsGroup antibodiesTransfusion activityTransfusionCare facilitiesPatientsState HospitalHemolytic reactionHospitalStudy designScreen testingAntibodiesCommon discrepancyStudy goalPercentRecords
2012
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Reporting of Adverse Effects of Transfusion
Torres R, Kenney B, Tormey C. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Reporting of Adverse Effects of Transfusion. Lab Medicine 2012, 43: 217-231. DOI: 10.1309/lm3naabjjk1hnyfu.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTransfusion reactionsAdverse transfusion eventsMild transfusion reactionRisk of transfusionPulmonary complicationsTransfusion eventsClinical featuresAnaphylactic reactionsFebrile responseClinical dilemmaTransfusionHemolytic reactionTransfusion medicineAdverse effectsSeptic reactionsDiagnosisCurrent understandingComplicationsEtiologyIncidencePreventionReporting