Journal Club: Emergency transfusion of patients with unknown blood type with blood group O Rhesus D positive red blood cell concentrates

Shadhiya Al Khan, MD
Transfusion Medicine Fellow
Canadian Blood Services
University of British Columbia

Objectives

• Become aware of outcome of a transfusion policy of transfusing all emergency patients with unknown blood type with O RhD+ PRBCs.
• Anti D alloimmunization rates in different RhD+patients' populations and volunteer donors.
• Different blood operators policies in utilization of group O RhD- PRBCs
• Critical appraisal of the article: Emergency transfusion of patients with unknown blood type with blood group O Rhesus D positive red blood cell concentrates: a prospective, single-centre, observational study, Kathleen Selleng, Gregor Jenichen, Kathrin Denker, Sixten Selleng, Bernd Mullejans, Andrea Greinacher, Lancet Haematology, May 2017; 218-24.

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