Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Renee Bowen

Publications

• Case Report
  Development of Anti-e after Platelet Concentrate Transfusion
  Author(s): Sohaib Abu-Farsakh, Renee Bowen, Neil Blumberg and Majed A. RefaaiSohaib Abu-Farsakh, Renee Bowen, Neil Blumberg and Majed A. Refaai
  
  Platelet concentrates (PC) is prepared from donated whole blood units by centrifugation and subsequent pooling of 4-6 units Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide. Thus, PC may contain a small amount of donor RBC. We report a case of a 60 year-old male patient with past medical history of coronary artery disease, who presented to our emergency department with shortness of breath. Previous medical history indicated a recent admission, one month prior, to another local hospital for shock and respiratory failure. Type and screen (T/S) done at that time reveal an O+ blood type with negative antibody screen. During that admission, the patient received only 5 doses of PC (2-group O+, 2-group O-, and 1-group A-). He denied any other recent blood product transfusions at any other facility. Our current T/S, and before any t.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000308

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