2020
Investigation of increased platelet alloimmunization screening in the era of pathogen‐reduced platelets treated with psoralen/UV light
Hendrickson JE, Mendoza H, Ross R, Siddon AJ, Gowda L, Hauser RG, Schulz WL, Tormey CA. Investigation of increased platelet alloimmunization screening in the era of pathogen‐reduced platelets treated with psoralen/UV light. Transfusion 2020, 60: 650-651. PMID: 32128834, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15691.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Blood utilisation and transfusion reactions in adult patients transfused with conventional or pathogen‐reduced platelets
Bahar B, Schulz WL, Gokhale A, Spencer BR, Gehrie EA, Snyder EL. Blood utilisation and transfusion reactions in adult patients transfused with conventional or pathogen‐reduced platelets. British Journal Of Haematology 2019, 188: 465-472. PMID: 31566724, PMCID: PMC7003815, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood PlateletsDisinfectionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet TransfusionTransfusion ReactionConceptsPathogen-reduced plateletsTransfusion reactionsPlatelet componentsAdult patientsPlatelet transfusionsSeptic transfusion reactionsRed blood cell transfusion requirementsPR plateletsYale-New Haven HospitalPlatelet component transfusionsComparable clinical efficacyType of transfusionTransfusion requirementsTransfusion trendsPlatelet administrationComponent transfusionClinical efficacyNumber of RBCsConventional plateletsBlood utilisationPatientsTransfusionMean timePlateletsRBCsBlood Utilization and Transfusion Reactions in Pediatric Patients Transfused with Conventional or Pathogen Reduced Platelets
Schulz WL, McPadden J, Gehrie EA, Bahar B, Gokhale A, Ross R, Price N, Spencer BR, Snyder E. Blood Utilization and Transfusion Reactions in Pediatric Patients Transfused with Conventional or Pathogen Reduced Platelets. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 209: 220-225. PMID: 30885645, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.01.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed cell utilizationTransfusion reactionsNICU patientsInfants 0Platelet dosesNeonatal intensive care unit patientsPathogen-reduced platelet transfusionsIntensive care unit patientsTertiary care hospitalCare unit patientsShort-term safetyChildren ages 1Similar utilization patternsQuality assurance reviewPED patientsTransfusion trendsSubsequent transfusionsUnit patientsCare hospitalPediatric patientsPediatric populationPlatelet transfusionsBlood utilizationAdditional dosesPLT transfusions