Red blood cell alloimmunisation in sickle cell disease patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Paul Kambale-KombiRoland Marini Djang'eing'aJean-Pierre Alworong'a OparaJean-Marc MinonEdith SepulchreVincent BoursAline FlochFrance PirenneCharles Kayembe TshilumbaSalomon Batina-Agasa

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)

These findings stated that alloimmunisation is a common complication in SCD patients in the DRC. In the resource-limited setting of this country, blood transfusion with minimal ABO, D, C and E antigen matching in addition to the use of compatibility test could significantly reduce the incidence of this complication.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
sickle cell disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
red blood cell
prognostic factors
risk factors