Complications of Transfusion

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Abstract

Traditionally, many patients who receive a transfusion are worried about transmission of communicable diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis. Noninfectious complications from transfusion actually occur more frequently than transmission of infectious diseases and are sometimes serious, even life-threatening. Noninfectious complications of transfusion can be categorized as either immunologic or nonimmunologic. A variety of settings can lead to red cell hemolysis in transfusion recipients. Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions occur in association with about 0.5-1.0% of transfusions. In general, the risk for an allergic reaction is somewhat proportional to the amount of plasma in the transfused component. Posttransfusion acute lung injury is associated with female donor plasma, number of pregnancies in donors of plasma, presence of antigranulocyte, or human leukocyte antigen class II antibodies in donor plasma. The monitoring and nursing care that should be provided to patients who are receiving a transfusion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTransfusion Medicine
Subtitle of host publicationFifth Edition
Publisherwiley
Pages390-421
Number of pages32
ISBN (Electronic)9781119599586
ISBN (Print)9781119599531
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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