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Fatal delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction associated with anti-Di(b) and anti-E.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Dec 2012
Hatano Yuichiro, Otsuka Setsuko, Chousa Mitsuhiro, Saito Shunnichi, Nollet Kenneth E, Ohto Hitoshi, Shimabukuro Katsuya, Takemura Hirofumi, Hara Akira
Abstract excerpt
We report the death of a 61-year-old Japanese man massively transfused during and after emergency aortic surgery. Postoperative on day 8, he died after cardiac arrest associated with hyperkalemia. Indirect antiglobulin testing demonstrated both anti-Di(b) and anti-E antibodies pre-transfusion, and elevation of their titers as the delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction evolved. Monocyte monolayer assay (induction...
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