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Name | Complications of Blood Transfusion - A review |
Description | Review article:- *Umashankar Lakshmanadoss1, Monika Moni1, Priya Chinnachamy 2 1.Division of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD1, USA. 2.All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:-Blood transfusion is one of the common interventions done in the hospital setting on a daily basis. Complications of blood transfusions are becoming rare, thanks to the advanced technology. However, just because of the total number of transfusions, medical and paramedical persons may encounter these situations more often than thought. Complications related to blood transfusion may be divided in to acute and delayed transfusion reactions based on the time of presentations. Acute reaction ranges from allergic reactions and febrile nonhemolytic reactions which are benign to febrile hemolytic reactions which could be life threatening. In addition to these febrile reaction, development of hypoxia after transfusion is always concerning as this could be a manifestation of circulatory volume overload or Transfusion Related Lung Injury (TRALI). Differentiating TRALI from circulatory volume overload is very important as diuretics are indicated in circulatory overload and they are not useful in TRALI. Transfusion related infections are rare nowadays thanks to the advanced technology. Most common cause of blood transfusion errors are due to human errors. Transfusion is a multistep procedure and needs a constant vigil at various levels to prevent these complications. A unique barcode on each patient’s wristband is used to identify the patient’s cross-match blood samples and each unit of blood prepared for that patient. This program have been tested and implemented successfully in various institutions including the author's institution (UL). Here, we are presenting a patient who developed TRALI following blood transfusion. In this article, we also reviewed the complications of blood transfusion, ways to prevent them and their management. |
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