Red Cell Exchange for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: an AABB Report The Therapeutic Apheresis Subsection of the AABB, composed of 15 practicing apheresis physicians from 14 institutions, recently summarized how they… September 12, 2018
New Assessment Criteria to Diagnose and Manage Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions in Sickle Cell Patients Many patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) require chronic transfusions and are at risk for life-threatening delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions… May 23, 2018
Crizanlizumab May Help Sickle Cell Patients Prevent Pain Crises Vaso-occlusive crisis—sickle cell pain related crisis—is the primary cause for hospital visits for sickle cell patients. Although the etiology of… December 7, 2016
Mutating Haematopoietic Stem Cells May Cure Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease and β-thalassaemia are caused by mutations in the β -globin gene. Previous studies have shown that transplants… November 16, 2016
Blood Transfusions Reduce Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia Simple and exchange blood transfusions are standard care for prevention of recurrent strokes in patients with sickle cell anemia. Blood… May 11, 2016
Eculizumab Treatment May Be Beneficial For Treating Hemolysis Transfusion Reactions in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions (DHTR) in patients with sickle cell disease can lead to multiple organ failure and may be… March 2, 2016
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Data presented at the 57th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in December in Orlando, Florida suggests that… December 29, 2015
VIDEO: New Guidelines for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease Today we’ll be discussing a new set of guidelines for treating patients with sickle cell disease recently published in JAMA… September 30, 2014
Chronic Transfusions Reduce Strokes Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Silent cerebral infarcts occur in approximately one third of children with sickle cell anemia and are associated with lower IQ… September 5, 2014
Rh Alloimmunization Common Among Transfused Sickle Cell Patients A retrospective study published in the journal Blood suggests that red cell alloimmunization is common among chronically transfused patients with… September 6, 2013
