Hemoglobin trend and number of packed red blood cell transfusions over the hospital stay. Interventions labeled with rituximab given in 4 doses (days 4, 11, 18, and 26), one therapeutic plasma exchange session (day 11), and splenectomy (day 33). The patient was discharged on hospital day 42. Outpatient follow-up hemoglobin numbers shown with disrupted x-axis. Patient tapered off steroid therapy outpatient on day 96.
Hemoglobin
Number of transfusions