Dr. Prethika P A

Dr. Prethika P A

Dr. Prethika P A

  • Specialist
  • Transfusion Medicine / Blood Centre
  • KIMSHEALTH Nagercoil Thottiyodu, Chunkankadai (PO) Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari Dist., Tamil Nadu, 629003

Work Experience

  • Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai
  • KIMSHEALTH Trivandrum

Area of Expertise

  • Basic and Advanced Immunohematology
  • Patient Blood Management
  • Quality Management in Blood Banking
  • Apheresis technology: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection, Granulocyte Collection, CAR-T cell apheresis and others.
  • TEG and Rotem based component therapy
  • Coagulation Studies
  • Regenerative Medicine -PRP, PRF, GFC
  • HLA Immunology

Education

  • MD Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
  • MBBS from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

Membership

  • Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology (ISBTI)
  • Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM)
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Research and Publication

  1. Passenger lymphocyte syndrome in a bidirectional ABO-mismatched renal transplant. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2020
  2. Root cause analysis of an aberrant thromboelastogram tracing-Lessons learnt. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2020
  3. Efficacy of cascade plasmapheresis in comparison with conventional therapeutic plasma exchange for relapsed atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2022
  4. Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in managing complement mediated thrombotic microangiopathy–Case series. Transfusion Clinique et Biologique., 2022
  5. Role of Thromboelastogram in monitoring the activation of the coagulation pathway and assessing the associated risk factors for hypercoagulable state in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients. Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2023
  6. Unveiling the masked native blood group following thalidomide therapy in a thalassemia patient: A 5 WHY analysis approach. Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2022.
  7. Naturally occurring anti‐Kpa in an infant with recurrent bacterial infection: A case report and review of the literature. Vox Sanguinis, 2022
  8. Tailoring Transfusion Strategy Using Thromboelastogram in Goal-Directed Massive Transfusion. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2024
  9. Early cryoprecipitate transfusion through goal-directed bleeding management in a real-world setting—How important it is to focus on the fibrinogen in major obstetric Haemorrhage. Transfusion Medicine Journal, 2026

Languages Known

  • Tamil
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Malayalam

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dr. Prethika P A's designation is Specialist, in the Department of Transfusion Medicine / Blood Centre, at KIMSHEALTH Nagercoil.

Dr. Prethika P A consults at KIMSHEALTH Nagercoil. For enquiries, call +91 465 271 3198.

The areas of expertise listed for Dr. Prethika P A are: Basic and Advanced Immunohematology, Patient Blood Management, Quality Management in Blood Banking, Apheresis technology: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection, Granulocyte Collection, CAR-T cell apheresis and others., TEG and ROTEM based component therapy, Coagulation Studies.

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