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Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications.

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Mehra, RA; Gupta, SA; Borkar, DB
Published in: Asian J Transfus Sci
2018

Sickle cell-beta thalassemia is a double heterozygous state. Red cell exchange (RCE) transfusion reduces the concentration of sickle cells without increasing the hematocrit or whole-blood viscosity. It can be performed manually or by erythrocytapheresis. RCE transfusion is an effective tool for both acute and chronic complications of sickle cell disease. In patients unaffording erythrocytapheresis, even manual RCE can give favorable results. A 37-year-old male, a known case of sickle cell-beta+ thalassemia (βsβ+), presented with avascular necrosis of right femur and humeral head. He was posted for the right hip arthroplasty and shoulder hemiarthroplasty. Successful manual RCE transfusions were done. The hemoglobin S levels decreased postmanual RCE procedures, and the patient was operated successfully.

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Asian J Transfus Sci

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0973-6247

Publication Date

2018

Volume

12

Issue

2

Start / End Page

157 / 159

Location

India

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Mehra, R. A., Gupta, S. A., & Borkar, D. B. (2018). Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications. Asian J Transfus Sci, 12(2), 157–159. https://doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_128_16
Mehra, Ruhi A., Seema A. Gupta, and D. B. Borkar. “Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications.Asian J Transfus Sci 12, no. 2 (2018): 157–59. https://doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_128_16.
Mehra RA, Gupta SA, Borkar DB. Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications. Asian J Transfus Sci. 2018;12(2):157–9.
Mehra, Ruhi A., et al. “Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications.Asian J Transfus Sci, vol. 12, no. 2, 2018, pp. 157–59. Pubmed, doi:10.4103/ajts.AJTS_128_16.
Mehra RA, Gupta SA, Borkar DB. Manual red cell exchange transfusion to avert sickle cell related complications. Asian J Transfus Sci. 2018;12(2):157–159.

Published In

Asian J Transfus Sci

DOI

ISSN

0973-6247

Publication Date

2018

Volume

12

Issue

2

Start / End Page

157 / 159

Location

India

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences