A retrospective study for association between post-transfusion hemoglobin S level and pre-transfusion hemoglobin S level at the next scheduled transfusion.
Ding Wen WuJessica JacobsonMark LifshitzYanhua LiChen LyuRachel FriedmannRonald WalshEvan HimchakKala MohandasSadiqa KarimEtan MarksSang Hwa HimchakTimothy HilbertPublished in: Journal of clinical apheresis (2023)
For patients with SCD undergoing regular RCE/T for stroke prevention, a post-HbS ≤10% can be used as a goal to help maintain an HbS <30% for 1 month, and a post-HbS ≤15% allowed patients to maintain HbS <40%.