Comparative study between chronic automated red blood cell exchange and manual exchange transfusion in patients with sickle cell disease: A single center experience from Saudi Arabia

CONCLUSION: Compared to MET, aRBCX was more effective in reducing HbS, with fewer hospital visits and better disease control. Although more pRBCs were transfused, the ferritin level was better controlled in the aRBCX group without increasing alloimmunization risk.

Source: Asian Journal of Transfusion Science - March 1, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Nour Al Mozain Yasmin Elobied Amal Al-Omran Alhanouf Aljaloud Alanoud Bin Omair Reema Bin Tuwaim Sara Alkhalifah Esraa S Altawil Sheena Abraham Lejardine Rose Salcedo Aljoyce Parena Farrukh Shah M Tayyeb Ayyoubi Daniela Hermelin Farjah Al Gahtani Mervat A Source Type: research