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Pediatric Oncology • Anemia • Hematology • Sickle Cell • Pediatric Hematology • Pathology • Benign Hematology • transfusion
How do you manage patients who develop minor antigen antibodies and require multiple blood transfusions?
e.g. K, Fya, s, etc
Answer from: at Community Practice
Patients who develop antibodies to minor RBC antigens have shown themselves to be antibody responders and should receive limited matched red cells for Abs to C/c, E/e, and K antigens and extended matched red cells if the Abs are to Jka/Jkb, Fya/Fyb, S/s antigens. At-risk patient groups (sickle cell ...
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