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Transfusion management and hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier treatment in a patient with anti-Rh17 antibody.

Noah MehrChristine FujaCody SimonTimothy CarllRahaf AlkhatebSulin WuAnand Ashwin PatelFatima Aldarweesh
Published in: Transfusion (2024)
Overall difficulties in this case included the challenge of finding compatible units, dilemma of transfusing incompatible units in a patient with severe anemia and obtaining alternatives to blood products. This case report demonstrates the successful use of HBOC-21 in treating life-threatening anemia.
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