Midwives' experience of offering anti-D immunoglobulin to women: The importance of choice
Journal Article
Harkness, M., Freer, Y., & Warner, P. (2016)
Midwives' experience of offering anti-D immunoglobulin to women: The importance of choice. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(7), 500-505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.7.500
Background
Informed decision making around anti-D immunoglobulin (Ig) is important but complex, requiring consideration of individual factors to reach the most appropriate cho...
Multicentre cohort study of red blood cell use for revision hip arthroplasty and factors associated with greater risk of allogeneic blood transfusion
Journal Article
Walsh, T. S., Palmer, J., Watson, D., Biggin, K., Seretny, M., Davidson, H., …Hay, A. (2012)
Multicentre cohort study of red blood cell use for revision hip arthroplasty and factors associated with greater risk of allogeneic blood transfusion. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 108(1), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aer326
Background Revision hip arthroplasty (RHA) is associated with high rates of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT). We aimed to determine factors associated with ABT in patients u...
Implementation of NICE recommendation for a policy of routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis: a survey of UK maternity units
Journal Article
Harkness, M., Freer, Y., Prescott, R. J., & Warner, P. (2008)
Implementation of NICE recommendation for a policy of routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis: a survey of UK maternity units. Transfusion Medicine, 18, 292-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00882.x
The aim of this study was to determine how many UK maternity units have implemented National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance for routine antenatal anti-D pro...
A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland
Journal Article
Harkness, M., Palmer, J. B., Watson, D., & Walsh, T. S. (2008)
A questionnaire-based survey of perioperative blood conservation practice for revision hip arthroplasty in Scotland. Transfusion Medicine, 18, 296-301. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3148.2008.00883.x
The aim of this study was to describe current blood conservation practice during revision hip surgery in Scotland and document practice variation. Revision hip surgery is asso...
The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units
Journal Article
Harkness, M., & Clark, V. (2008)
The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units. Scottish Medical Journal, 53, 24-27
BACKGROUND:
Concerns about the safety and supply of donor blood mean that clinicians are increasingly looking for alternatives to allogenic blood transfusion. One such altern...
Prospective epidemiologic study of the outcome and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to anti-HPA-1a
Journal Article
Turner, M. L., Bessos, H., Fagge, T., Harkness, M., Rentoul, F., Seymour, J., …Urnaniak, S. (2005)
Prospective epidemiologic study of the outcome and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to anti-HPA-1a. Transfusion, 45(12), 1945-1956. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00645.x
To assess the value of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) due to anti-HPA-1a, a prospective study was carried out to quantify the potent...
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Journal Article
Harkness, M. (2001)
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. British Journal of Midwifery. 10, 99-103. doi:10.12968/bjom.2002.10.2.10195. ISSN 0969-4900
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) affects one in every 1000–2000 live births. Intracranial haemorrhage is the most serious complication of this condition, but the se...