Among the immediate complications of transfusion, the most common and serious are intravascular hemolytic transfusion reactions because of ABO incompatibility caused by giving the wrong blood to a ...

Each blood bank or transfusion service must have a system for detection, reporting and evaluation of suspected complications of transfusion. A responsible physician and the transfusion department ...

This can limit the availability of compatible blood for future transfusions and increase the risk of transfusion-related complications. Recent studies have highlighted the complexity of the immune ...

Red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) are life-saving treatments for critically ill patients suffering from anemia, a condition ...

Columnist Mary Shaniqua, who undergoes monthly transfusions because of sickle cell, thanks the blood donors who make it ...

Blood transfusion and haematology experts have ... It’s a critical practice to prevent complications like hypothermia and hemolysis, which is the breakdown of red blood cells.

This program comes after The Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Express-News published a thorough investigation into ...

Researchers reported findings that suggest that for pregnant women who develop previable PROM, the risk of being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, needing a blood transfusion, and/or developing ...

Myomectomy can be associated with life-threatening conditions such as bleeding. Excessive bleeding usually necessitates blood transfusion. Interventions to reduce bleeding during myomectomy ...

While beta-thalassemia major requires life-long blood transfusions for survival ... the importance of monitoring for early complications of non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia, as well as ...