Transfusion reactions are adverse events that can occur during or after the transfusion of blood products. These reactions can range from mild allergic responses to severe complications that may ...

In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion ...

More than 60,000 people bleed to death every year in the U.S. Many of those deaths occur before the patient reaches a trauma ...

This type is considered a universal donor because it does not have the antigens that could trigger a major incompatibility reaction. During your blood transfusion, an intravenous needle injected ...

A patient had anaphylactic transfusion reactions when transfused with small amounts (10 ml or less) of blood from four consecutive donors. Antibodies to erythrocytes or leukocytes could not be ...

If any adverse reaction occurred during or after the transfusion of any blood component, a decision of whether to report the incident to the transfusion service was made by the physician.

including patient blood management (PBM), pre-transfusion testing, investigation of antibody problems and transfusion reactions, component therapy, hemostasis consultation, apheresis collections and ...

Transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) can be life-saving treatments for patients suffering from anemia, where the body lacks enough healthy RBCs to effectively deliver oxygen around the body. But the ...

Blood transfusion and haematology experts have stated that blood must be warmed before being transfused into a recipient to prevent adverse reactions such as shivering or fever and rigour. They ...

The FDA approved betibeglogene autotemcel (beti-cel; Zynteglo) for adult and pediatric patients with transfusion-dependent ...

At this meeting, the residents also learn how to maintain a proper blood inventory, how to evaluate and manage patients with abnormal bleeding or presumed transfusion reactions, how to deal with risk ...