The rationale for abandoning sickle trait screening of red blood cell units for patients with sickle cell disease

Transfus Med. 2019 Dec;29(6):466-467. doi: 10.1111/tme.12603. Epub 2019 May 16.

Authors

J Aneke^{1

2}, D Barth¹, R Ward¹, J Pendergrast¹, K Kuo¹, C Cserti-Gazdewich¹

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

PMID: 31099109
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12603

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities
Donor Selection*
Erythrocytes*
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening*
Ontario
Sickle Cell Trait / blood*