Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Article	Citations
Old is bad? The effect of age on peripheral stem cell mobilization and transplantation outcomes	54
Guest Editor’s Bios	51
Response Letter: Treatment for emerging viruses: Convalescent plasma and COVID-19	36
Nephrolithiasis in two patients on iron chelation therapy: A case report	31
Association of crystalloid fluid infusion with intravascular hemolysis and organ dysfunction in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients	31
Convalescent plasma regulation: A message in a bottle to the societies and regulatory authorities outside the US	27
An appraisal of the latest achievements on platelet lysate designed for clinical opportunities in regenerative medicine and cellular therapy	25
A targeted survey on teachers’ perception of training/education for blood donation in high school students: An invited case report for enhancing and retention of dedicated donors in Portugal	22
Dr. Jed Gorlin New Senior Editor of Transfusion and Apheresis Science	21
Genotype-phenotype analyses of Iranian patients with hemophilia B (Leyden -) and hemophilia B (Leyden +): A single-center study	18
Analysis of erythrocyte and iron study data among plateletpheresis donors in Hangzhou, China	18
Identifying correlations between donor demographics and isohemagglutinin titers as a potential method to screen for low-titer group O whole blood	18
Comparative analysis of platelet concentrates prepared after two hours and overnight storage of buffy coat at room temperature	18
Transfusion outcomes and clinical safety of ABO-nonidentical platelets transfusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Project S.T.O.P (Stop the Over-ordering of Platelets): An initiative to reduce platelet wastages for pediatric open-heart surgeries	15
Changes in blood donation and utilization secondary to Covid-19 outbreak	13
Can plasma exchange therapy be an option for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Related Splenial Lesion Syndrome: Two cases from the pediatric intensive care unit	13
Lenograstim versus filgrastim in mobilization before autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma - Single center experience	13
Optimising plasmapheresis procedure: The role of plasma unit weight setting	12
Are we donating iron? Impact of apheresis on ferritin	12
Frequency, reactivity and evolution of human leukocyte antigen and human platelet antigen antibodies in the setting of hematopoietic cell transplantation	12
Guest Editor’s Bio: Dr. Yvette Tanhehco and Dr. Joseph Schwartz	12
Analysis of fresh frozen plasma utilization indications in children: An audit of a tertiary care hospital in Turkey	12
Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19: Following the Argentinian lead	12
A message from Gail Rock co-editor in chief	12

Clinical development of natural killer cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors	12
Back to basics on assessment of extracellular vesicle activity states, using modern captured based assays, combined with innovative IFC and proteomics, that might become tomorrow’s realities	11
Effectiveness of defibrotide in the prevention of hepatic venooclusive disease among adult patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: A retrospective single center experience	11
COVID19 immune plasma donation after vaccination: pros and cons.	11
Transregional autologous serum eye drop provision by a large German Red Cross Blood Donation Service	11
The effect of comorbidity on survival and collected CD34 + cell counts in autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients	10
Genotyping of blood groups in alloimmunized patients with β-thalassemia major by T-ARMS-PCR and multiplex-aso-pcr	10
COVID-19 related callback in blood donors; Outcomes in blood donors and patients	10
Prophylactic therapeutic plasma exchange in pregnant woman with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome – A case report	9
Editorial Board	9
Acute lung injury after exchange transfusion in two newborns with Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency	9
Comparative evaluation of ADVIA Centaur® XP chemiluminescence system for screening of HBV, HCV, HIV and syphilis in Indian blood donors	9
Transfusion practice blind spot in para-Bombay: A case report	9
Human placenta-derived mesenchymal stromal cells transfusion in a critically Ill infant diagnosed with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case report	9
Impact of HLA-G +3142C>G on the development of antibodies to blood group systems other than the Rh and Kell among sensitized patients with sickle cell disease	9
Immune-mediated platelet transfusion refractoriness in a severely thrombocytopenic patient with myelodysplastic syndrome successfully treated with romiplostim	9
Amicus Blue: Expanding the capabilities of an established device platform to offer a new online ECP treatment option for patients	9
Successful therapeutic plasma exchange in a case with extremely severe hypertriglyceridemia secondary to diabetic ketoacidosis concomitant with type IX glycogen storage disease	9
Functions of the endothelium and its role in hematopoietic cell transplantation	9
Do cord blood CD34 cells stay the same or change after expansion: A comprehensive analysis of gene expression results before and after seven days of cell culture	8
Lessons learned from the use of convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 and specific considerations for immunocompromised patients	8
The effect of mobilizing large numbers of CD34 + cells (super-mobilizers) on the engraftment and survival in patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation	8
Blood banking in the United Republic of Tanzania	8
Retrospective analysis of bleeding events after central venous catheter placement in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	8
Editorial Board	8
Prevalence of blood group antigens among regular blood donors: A single center study from South India with a review of national literature	8
Apheresis at the National Institutes of Health: A unique nursing experience	8
Guest editor’s bio	7
Use of Therapeutic Apheresis methods in ICU	7
Brief biography	7
Molecular and clinical profile of rare bleeding disorders: A single-center retrospective study	7
An overview of apheresis activities in Israel 2022	7
Spotlight on the impacts of transfusion on patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases	7
Modernizing transfusion medicine education	7
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood donors during the third wave of infection in Campeche Mexico	7
Focus on: Prognostic scores to predict stem cell mobilization	7
Blood transfusion systems in various middle income countries over the world	7
Apheresis and Covid-19	7
Blood supply management during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience in a tertiary referral hospital in Malaysia	7
Extracorporeal photopheresis in steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease: A retrospective multicenter study	7
The impact of blood donation on blood counts and ferritin levels: A multi-center study from the Eastern Mediterranean region	7
Reduced volume of red blood cell priming is safe for pediatric patients undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange	6
Screening of group O platelet donors for high-titer ABO antibodies- limitations, feasibility, and future	6
Prevalence of hemorrhagic ovarian cysts in patients with rare inherited bleeding disorders	6
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn caused by anti-Hr0 in a 27-year-old female with Dc- phenotype: A case report	6
Equilibration time of haemoglobin concentration after packed red blood cell transfusion in children seen in the emergency unit of a tertiary hospital in Southeast, Nigeria	6
Characteristics and causes of pre-donation deferrals at a Chinese blood center	6
Haploidentical stem cell transplantation for patients with sickle cell disease: current status	6
Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease, transfusion-associated hyperkalemia, and potassium filtration: advancing safety and sufficiency of the blood supply	6
The demographic and serological characteristics of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors: Identification of basic criteria for optimal donor selection	6

Maintaining plasma quality and safety in the state of ongoing epidemic – The role of pathogen reduction	6
Transfusion Safety Officers in the United States: Survey of characteristics and approaches to implementation	6
How to improve issuing, transfusion and follow-up of blood components in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries? A benchmark assessment	6
SARS-CoV-2 and cancer: the intriguing and informative cross-talk	6
Iatrogenic anaemia and transfusion thresholds in ICU patients with COVID-19 disease at a tertiary care hospital	5
High titers of anti-A1 and anti-B antibodies among Peruvian group O platelet donors	5
Assessment of extracorporeal photopheresis related cell damage	5
Regenerative effect of expired platelet concentrates in human therapy: An update	5
Alirocumab in lipoprotein apheresis: A synergy for patients with high-Lp(a)	5
Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the management of COVID-19-induced cytokine storm syndrome	5
How rare is rare? The first multi-centre epidemiological study of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a large Canadian city	5
Efficacy of allogeneic platelet growth factors in actinic cystitis: The resolution of trouble?	5
Filgrastim alone versus cyclophosphamide and filgrastim for mobilization in multiple myeloma patients	5
Effects of ultrasound guided leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma (LR-PRP) injection in patients with pes anserinus tendinobursitis	5
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody among healthy blood donors: a single centre study	5
Spotlight on animal models of acute traumatic coagulopathy: an update	5
Role of large unstained cells in predicting successful stem cell collection in autologous stem cell transplantation	5
Effects of multiple apheresis platelet donations for the iron nutrition condition and platelet parameters of blood donors in China: A meta-analysis study	5
Extracorporeal photopheresis in the treatment of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease: A position statement from the Turkish Society of Apheresis (TSA)	5
Mathematics of apheresis	5
Tailored prophylaxis in children with severe hemophilia: A four-year Iranian study	5
The implementation of automated red blood cell exchange (erythrocytapheresis) as a treatment modality in sickle cell disease patients: Single center experience	5
Analysis of ABO grouping discrepancies among patients from a tertiary hospital in Korea	5
Decreased levels of ferritin, mild thrombocytosis, and increased erythropoietin are sequential events among frequent plateletpheresis donors: Implication for a ferritin screen	5
Decreased rate of blood donors with high ABO antibody titers in Japan and the underlying factors: Comparisons between 2010 and 2021	5
Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19	5
A case of Bickerstaff encephalitis with overlapping Gullian Barre syndrome in a pediatric patient treated with therapeutic plasma exchange	5
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the susceptibility of ABO blood group to COVID-19 infection	5
Therapeutic plasma exchange for neonatal hepatic failure	5
Blood donation attitudes and knowledge in Spanish undergraduates with roles in health-education	5
Acute and chronic pain management in patients with sickle cell disease in the modern era: a comprehensive review	5
The effect of agitating buffy coats on platelet quality before soft spin	5
N-acetylcysteine reduce the stress induced by cold storage of platelets: A potential way to extend shelf life of platelets	5
Process capability indexes: Trends and developments in the manufacturing of blood components	5
Relationship between mutations in severe hemophilia A and risk of inhibitor development: A large single-center study	4
Analysis of apheresis outcomes in a cohort of Chilean patients treated with autologous stem cell transplantation: A single center real-world experience	4
Immunoadsorption and covid 19 pandemic	4
Blood banking in Thailand 2023	4
Development of Safe Blood Transfusion Self‐Efficacy Scale for nurses: Validity and reliability study	4
CFNAs of RBCs affect the release of inflammatory factors through the expression of CaMKIV in macrophages	4
Basic principles of therapeutic plasma exchange	4
Hydroxyethyl starch is an alternative washing solution for peripheral bloodstem cells products	4
Successful use of therapeutic plasma exchange for the management of acute lung transplant rejection secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy	4
Successful management of three patients with autoimmune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with paradigm-changing therapy: Caplacizumab, steroids, plasma exchange, rituximab, and intravenous immunogl	4
Effects of prophylactic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion with extended antigen matching on alloimmunization in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)	4
Guest Editorial	4
Editorial Board	4
The practical use of artificial intelligence in Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis	4
Attenuation of age-elevated blood factors by repositioning plasmapheresis: A novel perspective and approach	4
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura masquerading as vitamin B12 deficiency	4
Editorial Board	4
Blood banking: The situation in ROMANIA	4
Evaluation of using fresh frozen plasma for patients with cirrhosis at a tertiary healthcare center in Turkey: Strict transfusion policies are essential	4
Combined immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis treatment for Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES)	4
Association of human platelet antigens polymorphisms with the levels of serum fibrosis marks in chronic hepatitis C patients	4
Guest editor’s bio’s – E. Tekgunduz	4
Extracorporeal photopheresis in conditions of autoimmunity	4
Detection of anti-B antibodies in a patient with A1B blood group: A case report and literature review	4
Bacterial contamination of platelets concentrates in a lower middle-income country: Data from a single tertiary care hospital	4
Considerations regarding the potential resurgence of transfusion-transmitted syphilis in the United States due to increasing disease incidence and use of fresh blood products	4
Efficacy and safety of plasmapheresis in symptomatic hyperviscosity and cast nephropathy: A Multicenter Experience in Turkey	4
Sex discrepancies in blood donation: Implications for red blood cell characteristics and transfusion efficacy	4
Blood banking: the situation in Ghana	4
Management of thrombotic microangiopathy after hematopoietic cell transplantation: A position statement of ThREG (Turkish Hematology Research and Education Group)	4
What's happening editorial commentary: Immunological impacts CD71+RBC subpopoulation present in stored blood and validation of a new irradiation system for off-line EPC	4
Allogeneic serum-based eye drops may give better results than autologous drops in Sjögren's syndrome dry eye	4
Cryopreservation of apheresis platelets treated with riboflavin and UV light	4
Editorial: Time to explore the missing links: from activated platelets and platelet extracellular vesicles in SARS-CoV-2 infection, through heterogeneity in the host physiological, immuno-inflammatory	4
Spanish registry of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (REPTT): Data evidence and new developments	4
Editorial by Chair of the Scientific Program Committee	4
ACKR1 gene polymorphisms in Bombay blood group (Oh) individuals of Indian origin	4
How to manage poor mobilisers	3
Rab11B participates in erythrocyte storage lesion of under-collected whole blood	3
Impact of ABO blood group on mortality in trauma patients: A systematic review	3
A pilot study on impact of use of medium molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch in granulocyte apheresis using Spectra Optia	3
Is a universal cure for sickle cell disease imminent?	3
Intermediate-dose cyclophosphamide and bortezomib for PBSC mobilization in multiple myeloma	3
Editorial commentary – A snapshot on the role of newer technologies identifying variability in donor red cell storage stability and its implications on recipients' clinical outcome	3
Exploring the unseen effect of COVID 19 pandemic on blood transfusion services in a tertiary care centre	3
An independent reader system that parallels critical steps of full automation capability for immunohematology testing	3

Transfusion of blood products derived from SARS-CoV-2+ donors to patients with hematological malignancies	3
Anemia in the very aged person: how are treatment options discussed and when is red blood cell component transfusion proposed?	3
Editor’s note	3
Developing a databank for multiple transfusion patients: Rh antigen and phenotype distribution among 3000 regular blood donors in Iran	3
Editorial commentary	3
A message from the New President of The World Apheresis Association	3
Setting up and implementing blood donor discharge guideline	3
Guest Editor’s Bio #1 Dr. F. Altuntas	3
Second line extracorporeal photopheresis for cortico-resistant acute and chronic GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematological malignancies: Long-term results from a real-	3
Recurrent hyperhemolytic transfusion reaction in myelodysplastic syndrome- A case based approach	3
Guest Editor’s Bio	3
Assessment of the impact of pathogen reduction technologies on the neutralizing activity of COVID-19 convalescent plasma.	3
Mother-newborn ABO group discrepancy caused by a rare BW.17 variant	3
Genotyping of RHD c.1227G>A allele by melting curve analysis	3
Yogyakarta and the WAA:2024	3
The effect of therapeutic plasma exchange on management of HELLP Syndrome: The report of 47 patients	3
A novel RHCE*cE allele identified in a Chinese individual, encodes weakened expression of c and E antigens	3
Dexmedetomidine for sedation during hematopoietic stem cell harvest apheresis and leukapheresis in the PICU: Guideline development	3
Can transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GvHD) be prevented with leukoreduction alone?	3
Biliary atresia: graft-versus-host disease with maternal microchimerism as an etiopathogenesis	3
Guest Editors Bio	3
I-JAMM-(I): A survey providing an insight into the practices of isoagglutinin titration in ABO incompatible kidney and liver transplantation	3
PLATELET TRANSFUSION REFRACTORINESS (PTR) IN A TERTIARY REFERRAL HOSPITAL	3
Determination of optimum levels of binding antibody units (BAU) of new quantitative chemiluminescent immuno-assay (CLIA) in COVID-19 vaccinated volunteer blood donors	3
Combined preoperative plasma exchange and red blood cell exchange transfusion in a renal transplant patient with protein S deficiency and hemoglobin SC disease	3
Transfusion safety: Is there a difference between reported reactions in low-to-middle income and high-income countries?	3
Economic crisis in Greece: The invisible enemy of blood donation or not?	3
How to begin using social media for transfusion medicine education	3
Clinical and immunohematological characterization of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children	3
Emerging insights into the role of albumin with plasma exchange in Alzheimer’s disease management	3
Unusual finding of high oxygen affinity haemoglobinopathy treated with phlebotomy: A rare but predictable union	3
Identification of two novel FUT1 mutations in people with Bombay phenotype from Iran	3
Plasma exchange followed by convalescent plasma transfusion in COVID-19 patients	3
World Apheresis Association holds two webinars in 2021	3
Is it necessary to give calcium infusion during the exchange transfusion in newborns?	3
Under the hood: The molecular biology driving gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease	3
Use of therapeutic apheresis methods during pregnancy	3
Do highly transmissible omicron subtypes BA.4/BA.5 have any impact on the HLA class I /II antibodies of apheresis donors, and could mucosal omicron-specific vaccines prevent transmissibility and provi	3
The story of an extraordinary year: Challenges and opportunities in responding to Covid-19	3
Can SARS-CoV-2 infection cause prolonged pseudothrombocytopenia? A case presentation and literature summary	3
Gestational alloimmune liver disease treated with exchange transfusion and intravenous immunoglobulin: A case study	2
Motivators, barriers and communication channels for blood donation in relation to students at a university in Spain	2
Assessment of lung function by spirometry in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in a tertiary care center in Sultanate of Oman	2
The role of ruxolitinib in the management of acute GVHD	2
Platelet therapy and regenerative medicine: a need for clarification and controlled trials, and a desirable intervention for blood establishments	2
Blood, organ and bone marrow donation: Reporting on the attitudes, related to socio-emotional determinants, among nursing students in Greece	2
Baseline haemoglobin and thromboelastometry are predictive of red blood cell requirements and one-year mortality in liver transplantation	2
Should timing be considered before abandoning convalescent plasma in covid-19? Results from the Turkish experience	2
Evaluating the safety and efficacy of plasma therapy/plasmapheresis for systemic sclerosis – A comprehensive systematic review	2
Frequency of RHD variants in serologically weak D Turkish blood donors	2
Mechanistic insights from a pilot exploratory study of the dynamic proteomic changes during plasma exchange in patients with acute liver failure	2
Impact of autologous stem cell transplantation on survival outcomes in patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma	2
Demographics and appropriateness of cellular blood component irradiation practices: Ambispective analysis from a tertiary care center	2
Plasma lipemia: When the blood donor becomes a patient	2
Cell throughput and performance ratio as quality indicators on hematopoietic stem cell apheresis: A single-center experience	2
Successful autologous peripheral blood stem cell collection using large volume leukapheresis in patients with very low or undetectable peripheral blood CD34+ progenitor cells	2
Evaluation of transfusion reactions in patients following transfusion of blood components containing antibodies to HLA class I – An attempt to prevent TRALI in patients	2
Therapeutic plasma exchange for anticoagulant-refractory antiphospholipid syndrome with severe ischemic and necrotic skin lesions: A case series	2
Risk of new alloimmunization in patients on anti-CD38 treatment using tube LISS-IAT method	2
Overview on novel strategies and current guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell mobilisation and collection	2
Platelet inventory management with demand and supply uncertainty and variable pricing considerations	2
Serial monitoring of ionised calcium levels in plateletpheresis donors: A study from tertiary care oncology centre in India	2
Is there any revival of the use of plasma therapy or neutralizing convalescent antibody therapy to treat SARS-CoV-2 variants and are we rethinking preparedness plans?	2
Editorial comments: Two clinical viewpoints from Oslo	2
Editorial Board	2
Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19	2
Editorial Board	2
Are mesenchymal stem cells still effective in acute GvHD management?	2
Gynecological bleeding in women with congenital bleeding disorders: A comprehensive cohort from Iran	2
Prevention of multiple whole blood donations by an individual at the same month through the creation of a national Deferred Donor Registry (DDR)	2
Prospective registry of adult patients receiving therapeutic plasma exchange with a presumptive diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA): the Turkish hematology research and education group (ThRE	2
WITHDRAWN: Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and its complicated role in hemodialysis (HD) patients with Covid-19 infection	2
Therapeutic plasma exchange in non-immune hemolytic anemia associated with henna ingestion: A case report	2
WITHDRAWN: Therapeutic apheresis in renal transplantation: An update	2
Alloimmunization in transfused patients with constitutional anemias in Norway	2
A rare report of H-partially deficient, non-secretor phenotype from India. An Ah like the rèunion and unlike a Para Bombay-Clarifying misinterpretations.	2
Editorial Board	2
Extracellular vesicles in blood products	2
COVID-19 convalescent plasma: current status, lessons from the past and future perspectives	2
Examining participant representation by sex, race, ethnicity and age in United States blood donation and blood transfusion clinical trials	2
Message from the new WAA President	2
Clinical significances and distribution of unexpected antibodies found in infants	2
Impact on cytokine accumulation in 35-day preserved whole blood due to resin adsorption	2
The effect of a viscoelastic-guided bleeding algorithm implementation on blood products use in adult liver transplant patients. A propensity score-matched before-after study	2
Assessment of apheresis platelets during 5 days of storage: A National Cancer Institute, Cairo University experience	2
Cellular and gene therapy for the treatment of hematologic diseases and solid tumors: The dawn of a new era	2
Association of febrile neutropenia episodes and blood product transfusions in children with acute leukemia	2
Is an earlier strategy for harvesting peripheral blood stem cells in healthy allogeneic donors feasible?	2
Blood donation and heavy metal poisoning in developing nations: Any link?	2
Intra-lesionally autologous stem cell application in diabetic foot/ulcer	2
Red blood cell alloimmunization in transfused patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: A single centre retrospective study	2
Hematological toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors and the impact of blood transfusion and its microbiome on therapeutic efficacy and recipient’s safety and survival outcome:A systematic narrati	2
Does immunohistochemical staining predict mobilization success in multiple myeloma patients?	2
Editorial Board	2
Treatment with plasma exchange of a pregnant woman with anti-PP1Pk alloimmunization: A case report	2