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Understanding the demand for phenotyped red blood cell units and requests to perform molecular red blood cell typing for Australian patients.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Feb 2021
Hirani Rena, Tarafdar Shaba, Mondy Phillip, Powley Tanya, Daly James, Irving David O
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BACKGROUND: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has seen a 50 % increase in demand for phenotyped red blood cell (RBC) units between 2016-2018 and a 30 % increase in demand in 2018 to perform molecular RBC typing on patient samples. Lifeblood conducted a survey to understand transfusion laboratory practices for requesting patient phenotyping and/or molecular RBC typing and for selecting phenotyped RBC units in various...
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