A regional red cell antibody registry improves patient safety but is underutilized
Daniel S. Jones Jr
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGina Folk
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJack Wilson
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZachary Hausner
Information Technology Applications, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Kirkegaard
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlexandra Jimenez
Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJed B. Gorlin
Medical & Regulatory Affairs, Innovative Blood Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Patricia A. Shi
Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
Correspondence
Patricia A. Shi, Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel S. Jones Jr
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGina Folk
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJack Wilson
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZachary Hausner
Information Technology Applications, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulie Kirkegaard
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Community Blood Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlexandra Jimenez
Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJed B. Gorlin
Medical & Regulatory Affairs, Innovative Blood Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Patricia A. Shi
Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
Correspondence
Patricia A. Shi, Medical Services, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel S. Jones and Gina Folk are co-first authors.

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