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
2014
Use of a Cytokine-Release Assay to Demonstrate Loss of Platelet Secretory Capacity During Blood Bank Processing and Storage
Tormey CA, Stack G. Use of a Cytokine-Release Assay to Demonstrate Loss of Platelet Secretory Capacity During Blood Bank Processing and Storage. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2014, 138: 1481-7. PMID: 25357109, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0680-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Limiting the Extent of a Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction With Automated Red Blood Cell Exchange
Tormey CA, Stack G. Limiting the Extent of a Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction With Automated Red Blood Cell Exchange. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2013, 137: 861-4. PMID: 23721278, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0154-cr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell exchangeHemolytic transfusion reactionsDAT resultsTransfusion reactionsDirect antiglobulin test resultsCell exchangeIncompatible red blood cellsSymptoms of hemolysisRed blood cell unitsPositive antibody screenBlood group antibodiesAntigen-negative unitsAnamnestic increaseAntigen reexposureFurther hemolysisRed blood cellsAntibody screenGroup antibodiesPatient historyBlood cellsDHTRTransfusionHemolysisSymptomsCell units
2008
Delayed intravascular haemolysis following multiple asymptomatic ABO‐incompatible red blood cell transfusions in a patient with hepatic failure
Tormey CA, Stack G. Delayed intravascular haemolysis following multiple asymptomatic ABO‐incompatible red blood cell transfusions in a patient with hepatic failure. Vox Sanguinis 2008, 95: 232-235. PMID: 19121188, DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2008.01085.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsABO-incompatible red blood cell (RBC) transfusionsRed blood cell transfusionBlood cell transfusionFresh frozen plasmaCell transfusionHepatic failureDelayed Haemolytic Transfusion ReactionAnamnestic antibody responseLow complement levelsHaemolytic transfusion reactionsOnset of haemolysisFirst transfusionRBC transfusionComplement levelsIncompatible transfusionsAntibody responseAntibody titresHepatic diseaseTransfusion reactionsIntravascular haemolysisTransfusionPatientsRBC unitsB RBCsHaemolysis