Mild Allergic (Urticarial) Transfusion Reactions: Further Reading

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1. Couban S, Carruthers J, Andreou P, Klama LN, Barr R, Kelton JG, Heddle NM. Platelet transfusions in children: results of a randomized, prospective, crossover trial of plasma removal and a prospective audit of WBC reduction. Transfusion. 2002 Jun.; 42(6):753-8. [Full text ] [ Medline ]
2. Heddle NM, Blajchman MA, Meyer RM, Lipton JH, Walker IR, Sher GD, et al. A randomized controlled trial comparing the frequency of acute reactions to plasma-removed platelets and prestorage WBC-reduced platelets. Transfusion. 2002 May; 42(5): 556-66. [Full Text] [Medline]
3. Vamvakas EC, Pineda AA. Allergic and anaphylactic reactions. In: Popovsky M, editor. Transfusion reactions, 2nd ed. Arlington, VA: AABB Press; 2001. p. 83-128.