A challenge for blood management: A patient presenting anti‐Vel antibody undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation

Transfusion MedicineVolume 33, Issue 5 p. 426-427 LETTER TO THE EDITOR A challenge for blood management: A patient presenting anti-Vel antibody undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation Valéria de Freitas Dutra, Corresponding Author Valéria de Freitas Dutra [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-7432 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil Correspondence Valéria de Freitas Dutra, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Av. Albert Einstein, 627 – Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular. Bloco E – 3° andar – Morumbi, São Paulo – SP, 05652-900, Brazil. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAna Paula Hitomi Yokoyama, Ana Paula Hitomi Yokoyama orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-8275 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorMarcelo Bruno de Rezende, Marcelo Bruno de Rezende orcid.org/0000-0002-8417-4985 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorGuilherme Eduardo Gonçalves Felga, Guilherme Eduardo Gonçalves Felga orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-4867 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorJosé Mauro Kutner, José Mauro Kutner orcid.org/0000-0003-3784-6731 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorCarolina Bonet-Bub, Carolina Bonet-Bub orcid.org/0000-0001-5103-4970 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this author Valéria de Freitas Dutra, Corresponding Author Valéria de Freitas Dutra [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-7432 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil Correspondence Valéria de Freitas Dutra, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Av. Albert Einstein, 627 – Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular. Bloco E – 3° andar – Morumbi, São Paulo – SP, 05652-900, Brazil. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAna Paula Hitomi Yokoyama, Ana Paula Hitomi Yokoyama orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-8275 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorMarcelo Bruno de Rezende, Marcelo Bruno de Rezende orcid.org/0000-0002-8417-4985 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorGuilherme Eduardo Gonçalves Felga, Guilherme Eduardo Gonçalves Felga orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-4867 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorJosé Mauro Kutner, José Mauro Kutner orcid.org/0000-0003-3784-6731 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this authorCarolina Bonet-Bub, Carolina Bonet-Bub orcid.org/0000-0001-5103-4970 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, BrazilSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 September 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12996Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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