Risk of hemolytic transfusion reactions following emergency-release RBC transfusion

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-206

  Goodell, Pamela P ^a   Mohammed, Monique ^a   Powers, Amy A ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency release; Hemolytic transfusion reaction; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955592713     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP9OFJN7FLTXDB     Document Type: Article

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