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Hemolytic transfusion reactions are a rare, yet serious complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at an increased risk for such reactions, because… Click to show full abstract
Hemolytic transfusion reactions are a rare, yet serious complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at an increased risk for such reactions, because they are prone to make alloantibodies against transfused RBCs, complicating this integral part of their disease management. These reactions may be missed, and the patient's state may be attributed to vaso‐occlusive crisis (VOC), with misguided therapy ensuing.
Keywords:
hemolytic transfusion;
disease;
transfusion;
cell;
transfusion reactions;
sickle cell
Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2019
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