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KEL1 negative red cell transfusions for females of current or future child‐bearing potential: A clinical impact and feasibility study

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Anti‐K is an alloantibody stimulated in response to the KEL1 antigen and may cause hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). Provision of KEL1 negative blood to females of… Click to show full abstract

Anti‐K is an alloantibody stimulated in response to the KEL1 antigen and may cause hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). Provision of KEL1 negative blood to females of child‐bearing potential was not our practice. We assessed the impact of our policy and assessed feasibility of a KEL1 negative transfusion policy.

Keywords: kel1 negative; negative red; impact; feasibility; child bearing; bearing potential

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2022

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