Reevaluation of the medical necessity of washed red blood cell transfusion in chronically transfused adults.

Tait HusoKristen BubanTayler A Van DenakkerKathy HaddawayHeather SmetanaChristi MarshallHerleen RaiPaul M NessEvan M Bloch Aaron A R Tobian Elizabeth P Crowe

Published in: Transfusion (2023)

Washing of RBCs may be safely reconsidered in chronically transfused patients without a history of anaphylaxis. Washing should be implemented judiciously due to potential lack of necessity and logistical/operational challenges.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
cardiac surgery