2025
Associations between blood donors, component modifications, and the alloimmunization of transfusion recipients
Yu H, Karafin M, Tormey C, Goel R, Spencer B, Hendrickson J, Hauser R. Associations between blood donors, component modifications, and the alloimmunization of transfusion recipients. Transfusion 2025 PMID: 39821794, DOI: 10.1111/trf.18135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of RBC alloimmunizationRed blood cell unitsRed blood cellsTransfusion recipientsBlood donorsRBC alloimmunizationMultivariate conditional logistic regression analysisConditional logistic regression analysisRisk of alloimmunizationIrradiated red blood cellsCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisSickle cell diseaseAlloantibody formationAlloimmunization eventsRecipient variablesAlloimmunizationRecipient EpidemiologyRecipient diagnosisSub-analysisDecreased riskCell diseaseOlder donorsLow riskTransfusion
2024
How I treat challenging transfusion cases in sickle cell disease
Chou S, Hendrickson J. How I treat challenging transfusion cases in sickle cell disease. Blood 2024 PMID: 38728382, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023023648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelayed hemolytic transfusion reactionSickle cell diseaseRed blood cellsTransfusion of red blood cellsRed blood cell alloantibodiesRed blood cell transfusionCell diseaseHemolytic transfusion reactionsManagement of complicationsAlloimmunized patientsRh alloimmunizationCurative therapyTransfusion guidelinesTransfusion recipientsClinical dilemmaFuture transfusionsTransfusionPatient populationTransfusion casesTransfusion reactionsBlood donorsRH variantsBlood cellsAlloimmunizationMedicine providers
2023
Associations of donor, component, and recipient factors on hemoglobin increments following red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight infants
DeSimone R, Plimier C, Goel R, Hendrickson J, Josephson C, Patel R, Sola‐Visner M, Roubinian N. Associations of donor, component, and recipient factors on hemoglobin increments following red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight infants. Transfusion 2023, 63: 1424-1429. PMID: 37387597, PMCID: PMC10530070, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weight infantsRed blood cell transfusionBirth weight infantsBlood cell transfusionVLBW infantsHemoglobin incrementsTransfusion effectivenessCell transfusionWeight infantsRBC transfusionHemoglobin levelsRecipient factorsBlood donorsSingle-unit RBC transfusionsRBC unitsAssociation of donorDonor hemoglobin levelsTransfusion episodesTransfusion eventsClinical outcomesDonor factorsMultivariable regressionTransfusionDonor sexFemale donors
2022
The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐IV‐Pediatric (REDS‐IV‐P): A research program striving to improve blood donor safety and optimize transfusion outcomes across the lifespan
Josephson CD, Glynn S, Mathew S, Birch R, Bakkour S, Kreuziger L, Busch MP, Chapman K, Dinardo C, Hendrickson J, Hod EA, Kelly S, Luban N, Mast A, Norris P, Custer B, Sabino E, Sachais B, Spencer BR, Stone M, Kleinman S, for the National Heart L. The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐IV‐Pediatric (REDS‐IV‐P): A research program striving to improve blood donor safety and optimize transfusion outcomes across the lifespan. Transfusion 2022, 62: 982-999. PMID: 35441384, PMCID: PMC9353062, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood safety issueRecipient outcomesData Coordinating CenterRecipient EpidemiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2Blood donor safetyNon-transfused patientsProspective observational studyHospital electronic medical recordsCorona virus 2Sickle cell diseaseElectronic medical recordsPreterm infantsDonor safetyNational HeartMedical recordsBlood donorsCell diseaseObservational studyBlood supplyTransfusion outcomesBlood centersStudy designSpecial populationsCoordinating Center
2019
The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors
Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R, Karafin M, Tan S, Spencer B, Roubinian N, Wu Y, Triulzi D, Kleinman S, Gottschall J, Tormey C, Hendrickson J. The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors. Blood 2019, 134: 2452. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-121388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC alloantibodiesTransfusion historyBlood donorsBlood donor databasePregnant femalesPersistent antibodiesPrior transfusionsPrior pregnancyAntibody screenMean durationPregnancy historyFemale healthy blood donorsRed blood cell alloantibodiesDonor databaseMean timeAntibody screen resultsHealthy blood donorsUS blood centersSubsequent donationsMajority of donorsSubsequent blood donationsAlloantibody specificitiesRBC alloimmunizationCell microchimerismAntigen exposure