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Spikes in demand for hospital transfusion services by Walter, ‘Sunny’ Dzik

“…Introduction Spikes in the demand for blood components represent a substantial challenge to transfusion services. Simple metrics for characterizing volatility…”
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Reversal of drug-induced anticoagulation: old solutions and new problems by Dzik, Walter "Sunny"

“…Anticoagulant drugs are taken by millions of patients throughout the world. Warfarin has been the most widely prescribed anticoagulant for decades. In recent…”
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Pluribus ex uno: Allo‐sensitization to an HLA “public epitope” by Dzik, Walter “Sunny”, Pattanayak, Vikram

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Time interval between antibody investigations among patients who demonstrate serial red cell antibody formation by Dinh, Anh, Eliason, Kent, Dzik, Walter (Sunny)

“…BACKGROUND Current national standards for pretransfusion testing do not address the frequency or optimal time interval to repeat antibody identification…”
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Hyperhemolysis syndrome in a patient without a hemoglobinopathy, unresponsive to treatment with eculizumab by Gupta, Shruti, Fenves, Andrew, Nance, Sandra Taddie, Sykes, David B., Dzik, Walter “Sunny”

“…Background Hyperhemolysis is a serious transfusion reaction, most often described in patients with hemoglobinopathies. Hyperhemolysis is characterized by the…”
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In Appreciation of Dr Morris A. Blajchman, Founding Editor of Transfusion Medicine Reviews by Dzik, Walter "Sunny", MD

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Errors in patient specimen collection: application of statistical process control by Dzik, Walter Sunny, Beckman, Neil, Selleng, Kathleen, Heddle, Nancy, Szczepiorkowski, Zbigniew, Wendel, Silvano, Murphy, Michael

“…BACKGROUND: Errors in the collection and labeling of blood samples for pretransfusion testing increase the risk of transfusion‐associated patient morbidity and…”
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The future of transfusion and Africa by Dzik, Walter (Sunny), Delaney, Meghan

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Utilization management in the blood transfusion service by Peña, Jeremy Ryan Andrew, Dzik, Walter “Sunny”

“…The scope of activity of the Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) makes it unique among the clinical laboratories. The combination of therapeutic and diagnostic…”
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Transfusion Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa: Conference Summary by Dzik, Walter “Sunny”, Kyeyune, Dorothy, Otekat, Grace, Natukunda, Bernard, Hume, Heather, Kasirye, Phillip G, Ddungu, Henry, Kajja, Isaac, Dhabangi, Aggrey, Mugyenyi, Godfrey R, Seguin, Claire, Barnes, Linda, Delaney, Meghan

“…Abstract In November 2014, a 3-day conference devoted to transfusion medicine in sub-Saharan Africa was held in Kampala, Uganda. Faculty from academic…”
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The future of transfusion and A frica by Dzik, Walter (Sunny), Delaney, Meghan

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Platelet transfusion in critical care: A new method to analyze transfusion practice based on decision time intervals by Dzik, Walter Sunny, Healy, Brian, Brunker, Patricia, Ruby, Kristen, Collins, Julia, Paik, Hyun‐il, Berra, Lorenzo, Shelton, Kenneth, North, Crystal M., Makar, Robert

“…BackgroundWhile prior studies of platelet transfusion in critical care have focused on transfusions given, proper analysis of clinical transfusion practice…”
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Reversal of drug-induced anticoagulation: old solutions and new problems: Plasma transfusion: Current status and future directions The Bernard Fantus, MD Symposium by DZIK, Walter sunny

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Survival after ultramassive transfusion: a review of 1360 cases by Dzik, Walter Sunny, Ziman, Alyssa, Cohen, Claudia, Pai, Menaka, Lozano, Miguel, Kaufman, Richard M., Delaney, Meghan, Selleng, Kathleen, Murphy, Michael F., Hervig, Tor, Yazer, Mark

“…BACKGROUND Information about patient survival after transfusion of multiple blood volumes is limited, and most reports have focused on trauma patients. STUDY…”
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Aminocaproic Acid Use in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy: A Case Series by Marshall, Ariela L., Li, Ang, Drucker, Adrienne, Dzik, Walter Sunny

“…Background: The antifibrinolytic aminocaproic acid is widely used in surgical settings to prevent blood loss and decrease transfusion requirements. Small…”
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PII: S0887-7963(15)00101-7 by Dzik, Sunny (Walter), Stanworth, Simon, Haspel, Richard, Callum, Jeannie

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Journal Club by Dzik, Sunny (Walter), Stanworth, Simon, Haspel, Richard, Callum, Jeannie

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Three respiratory gases and the red cell: oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide by Dzik, Walter(Sunny)

“…Three vital gases—oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide—intersect at the level of the human red blood cell. The delivery of oxygen to all tissues by red cells…”
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Reversing coumadin: old and new choices by Dzik, Walter(Sunny)

“…Oral anticoagulants, such as Coumadin, are among the most widely prescribed medications worldwide. With an aging population, the number of individuals taking…”
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Transfusion medicine illustrated: Cerebral oxygenation during transfusion for profound anemia by Dhabangi, Aggrey, Ainomugisha, Brenda, Cserti-Gazdewich, Christine, Stowell, Christopher, Dzik, Walter Sunny

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