2024
Assessing the Effect of Changing the Average Hematocrit in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Units on the Post- Procedure Hematocrits of Patients Undergoing Erythrocytapheresis
Musante K, Roome L, Yurtsever N, Rinder H, Tormey C, Lee E. Assessing the Effect of Changing the Average Hematocrit in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Units on the Post- Procedure Hematocrits of Patients Undergoing Erythrocytapheresis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 162: s147-s147. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae129.326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseRed blood cell unitsSickle cell disease patientsRed blood cellsPatient's HctRBC unitsTransfused RBC unitsRetrospective chart reviewTwo-sample t-testChart reviewAdverse eventsMedian numberPre-procedureProphylactic procedureCell diseasePatientsAcademic hospitalAverage hematocritAverage HctBlood cellsHctTransfusion servicesT-testQuality studiesHematocrit
2016
Estimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures
Stack G, Tormey CA. Estimating the immunogenicity of blood group antigens: a modified calculation that corrects for transfusion exposures. British Journal Of Haematology 2016, 175: 154-160. PMID: 27340943, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen immunogenicityPre-existing antibodiesLow-frequency antigensMean RBCHigh-frequency antigensHospital transfusion servicesTransfusion exposureAntibody frequencyAntigen exposureRBC exposureTransfusion servicesImmunogenicityRBC unitsAntigenPatientsBlood groupReference antigenUnit exposureExposureFold increaseSmall increase