Department of Immunohematology & Blood

Research

The department gives a significant importance to its research and faculty publications.
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Research Areas

The key research areas of the department are:

  • Immunohematology
  • Transfusion transmitted infections
  • Apheresis
  • Blood components
  • Patient blood management
  • Clinical transfusion

Publications

Dr. (Col.) J Philip, HOD & Professor

  • Kumar S, Kushwaha N, Tomar A, Philip J, Biswas AK. A retrospective audit to evaluate the appropriateness and rationalization of fresh frozen plasma usage in a tertiary care hospital. MJAFI. 2021:30 July.
  • Kushwaha N, Kumar S, Anas, Philip J, Sharma S, Biswas AK, Joshi RS. Association of CD34 cell dose and engraftment in peripheral blood stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma. MJAFI. 2021:17 Jan.
  • Marik A, Philip J, Mallhi RS, Kushwaha N, Kumar S, Biswas AK. Effect of prolonged storage at 2°C–6°C for 120 h on the coagulation factors of thawed cryoprecipitate: Can we extend its shelf life post thaw beyond 4 h? AJTS. 2021;15(2):146-150
  • Kuhikar R, Khan N, Philip J, Melinkeri S, Kale VK, Limaya L. Transforming growth factor Beta 1 accelerates & enhances in vitro red blood cell formation from hematopoietic stem cells by stimulating mitophagy. Stem cell research & therapy. 2020:11;71
  • Biswas AK, Bajaj AK, Philip J, Kushwaha N. A rare case of severe haemolytic disease of the foetus in an ‘Elevated D pregnancy’. Global J Transfus Med. 2020;5(2):221-224
  • Biwas AK, Singh HK, Philip J, Pawar A, Joshi RK. A retrospective study on patients of Guillain-Barre syndrome treated with therapeutic plasma exchange at a tertiary care hospital in Western Maharashtra. Global J Transfus Med. 2020;5(2):173-177
  • Philip J, Bajaj AK, Sharma S, Kushwaha N, Kumar S, Biswas AK. Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell harvest: A retrospective analysis of yield, engraftment and recipient chimerism over a three year study period. Lab Medicine. 2019;51(4):362-369
  • Dimri U, Chatterjee T, Mallhi RS, Philip J, Kushwaha N. Inherited thrombophilia in unprovoked venous thromboembolism: Is non 'O' blood group an additional culprit in Indian patients? MJAFI. 2018;75(2):152-157
  • Biswas AK, Philip J. An audit of surgical blood ordering practices at a tertiary care centre in western India. Indian J Applied Research. 2017;7(2):16-18

Dr. R S Mallhi, Professor

  • Marik A, Philip J, Mallhi R.S. Effect of prolonged storage at 2°C to 6°C for 120 h on the coagulation factors of thawed cryoprecipitate: can we extend its shelf life post thaw beyond 4 hours. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science 2021; 15 (2) :146-150
  • Dubey R, Mallhi R.S. et al. Successful therapeutic plasma exchange in a patient with Morvan Syndrome. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science 2019; 13 (1) :73-75
  • Dimri U, Chatterjee T, Mallhi R.S Inherited thrombophilia in unprovoked venous thromboembolism: is non “O” Blood group an additional culprit in Indian patients? MJAFI 2018;75(2):152-157

Dr. Dilip Wani, Professor

  • Kulkarni R, Tiraki D, Wani D, Mishra AC, Arankalle VA. Risk of transfusion associated dengue: screening of blood donors from Pune, western India. Transfusion. 2019;59(2):458-462

Dr. Brinda Kakkar, Assistant Professor

  • Bajpai M, Kakkar B, Gupta E, Kumar G. Performance evaluation of blood donor screening assays for serological detection of hepatitis B surface antigen and antibodies to hepatitis C virus. Glob J Transfus Med. 2021;6:205-210
  • Kakkar B, Makroo RN, Agrawal S, Chowdhry M, Nayak S, Jasuja S, Sagar G, Guleria S. Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in acute humoral rejection patients undergoing live-related renal transplantation: A single-center experience. Asian J Transfus Sci 2021;15:62-7
  • Gupta A, Chaudhary K, Asati S, Kakkar B. Anti-A1Leb: a mind boggler. Immunohematology 2021;37:69-71
  • Kakkar B, Maiwall R, Bajpai M. Transfusion practices in cirrhotic patients at a tertiary liver care center from Northern India. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2020;1379(20):30098-5
  • Bajpai M, Kakkar B, Gupta E, Kumar G, Mohapatra A. Seroprevalence and trend of human immunodeficiency virus infection among Indian blood donors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Glob J Transfus Med 2020;5:129-34
  • Gupta A, Chaudhary K, Bhatta A, Swain B, Prasad H, Kakkar B, Asati S. Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Resolution of Hyperhemolysis in a Patient Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) Diagnosed with Paroxysmal Cold Haemoglobinuria: A Case Report. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2020;22:1-6
  • Kakkar B, Agrawal S, Chowdhry M, Muthukumaravel PJ, Makroo RN, Thakur UK. Exchange transfusion in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: A single Centre experience from Northern India. Transfus Apher Sci. 2019;58(6):102655
  • Bajpai M, Kakkar B, Gupta S, Rastogi A, Pamecha V. Cascade plasmapheresis as a desensitization strategy for patients undergoing ABO incompatible living donor liver transplantation (ABOi LDLT): A single center experience. Transfus Apher Sci. 2019;58(4):442-446
  • Bajpai M, Kakkar B, Patale D. Role of high-volume plasma exchange in a case of a G6PD deficient patient presenting with HAV related acute liver failure and concomitant acute renal failure. Transfus Apher Sci. 2019;58(6):102677
  • Makroo RN, Kakkar B, Agrawal S, Chowdhry M, Prakash B, Karna P. Retrospective analysis of forward and reverse ABO typing discrepancies among patients and blood donors in a tertiary care hospital. Transfus Med. 2019;29(2):103-109
  • Chowdhry M, Makroo RN, Kakkar B, Thakur Y, Kumar M, Singh M. A positive complement dependent cytotoxicity immunoglobulin G crossmatch due to auto-antibodies with a negative luminex bead assays in a renal transplant recipient: A Diagnostic dilemma. Asian J Transfus Sci. 2018;12(2):160-164
  • Chowdhry M, Makroo RN, Kakkar B, Jasuja S, Sagar G, Thakur Y. A case report of successful renal transplantation in an ABO incompatible patient with a preformed donor-specific antibody and negative CDC human leukocyte antigens crossmatch. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2018;29(3):698-704
  • Makroo RN, Kakkar B, Chowdhry M, Agrawal S, Seth S, Thakur UK. Therapeutic leukapheresis in a tertiary care hospital: A case series. Asian J Transfus Sci. 2017;11(1):65-68