Dr. Ralph Robert Vassallo MD
Hematologist (Blood Specialist) | Hematology
700 Spring Garden St Philadelphia PA, 19123About
Dr. Ralph Vassallo is a hematology internist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Vassallo specializes in cases of suspected blood disorders when a diagnosis is unclear and further medical care is needed. Hematology internists work with other specialists such as surgeons, radiation therapists and gynecologists in order to get a better understanding on the cases. Often, patients are asked to participate in clinical research that could result in more efficient treatment methods.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Review: platelet matching for alloimmunized patients--room for improvement.
- Improving technology for collecting platelets by apheresis: five-year experience in one blood center.
- Review: IgA anaphylactic transfusion reactions. Part I. Laboratory diagnosis, incidence, and supply of IgA-deficient products.
- Unique donor-suitability issues.
- A critical comparison of platelet preparation methods.
- New paradigms in the management of alloimmune refractoriness to platelet transfusions.
- Maintenance of in vitro properties of leukoreduced whole blood-derived pooled platelets after a 24-hour interruption of agitation.
- Theme section: Current topics in platelet storage and transfusion.
- A comparison of two robotic platforms to screen plateletpheresis donors for HLA antibodies as part of a transfusion-related acute lung injury mitigation strategy.
- Recognition and management of antibodies to human platelet antigens in platelet transfusion-refractory patients.
- Lipemic plasma: a renaissance.
- Anaphylactic transfusion reactions.
- When visual inspection of the palpebral conjunctivae falls short ….
- An association between ABO group and HLA antibody detection.
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