Red blood cell transfusions have reduced morbidity and mortality for patients with sickle cell
disease. Transfusions can lead to erythrocyte alloimmunization, however, with serious …

Every year, about 75 million units of blood are collected worldwide. Red blood cell (RBC)
transfusion is one of the few treatments that adequately restore tissue oxygenation when …

Section 3 SAMPLES AND DOCUMENTATION Section 4 ABO AND D GROUPING Section 5
ANTIBODY SCREENING Section 6 ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION Section 7 SELECTION …

Es frecuente la presencia de pruebas de compatibilidad positivas en pacientes que
requieren soporte transfusional. Los pacientes con anemia hemolítica autoinmune …

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions can be life‐sustaining in chronic inherited anaemias,
such as thalassaemia, and the indications for blood transfusions in patients with sickle cell …

Despite the significance of red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization, the lack of standardized
registries in the US has prevented the completion of large studies. Data from 3· 5 years of …

Alloimmunization to red blood cell (RBC) antigens represents a challenge for physicians
caring for women of child bearing potential. Exposure to non-self RBC antigens may occur …

After reviewing the relative frequency of the causes of allogeneic blood transfusion-related
mortality in the United States today, we present 6 possible strategies for further reducing …

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is unique as a common large-scale intravenous
introduction of foreign tissue and provides a valuable opportunity to study human …

Background Matching donor red blood cells based on recipient antigens prevents
alloimmunisation. Knowledge about the immunogenicity of red-blood-cell antigens can help …