hollowayl Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Is this a requirement for heterozgous HbSC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Blumberg Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Absolutely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Banker Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 We don't give blood from sickle trait donors to sickle cell patients. We are usually trying to bring the patient's % of HbS down, and using sickle trait blood will not do that as efficiently as sickle negative. We do a lot of these transfusions, and have done for many years. So, requirement? Not of which I am aware. Our workflow? definitely. ANORRIS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Blumberg Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 We do the same thing, for historical reasons. Probably totally unnecessary :). The amount of S hemoglobin in one unit of donor blood is not clinically significant in patient management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Banker Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 7:15 AM, Neil Blumberg said: We do the same thing, for historical reasons. Probably totally unnecessary :). The amount of S hemoglobin in one unit of donor blood is not clinically significant in patient management. I work in pediatrics where we cannot assume a common size for our patients. Also, we are frequently trying to bring the percentage of Hb S down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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