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| Immune Mediated Adverse Reactions in Blood Transfusion |
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Several adverse reactions to blood transfusion can occur despite checking, inspecting and testing at several levels. Fortunately, the common adverse reactions to blood transfusion are minor and serious reactions occur very rarely if ever. If any adverse reaction is suspected, the blood transfusion should be stopped immediately and reported to blood bank for investigation. Commonly two types of adverse reactions to blood transfusion are seen, (1) immune mediated adverse reactions and (2) non immunologic adverse reactions. Complications due to infectious organisms may also occur in blood transfusion. What are the immune mediated adverse reactions to blood transfusion?The immune mediated adverse reactions to blood transfusion are FNHTR or febrile non hemolytic transfusion reaction (occurs 1-4 out of 100 units of blood transfusions or 1-4:100), |
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| What Infections can be Transmitted by Blood Transfusion? |
Blood and blood products transfusion can be life saving, but if not done appropriately and with appropriate precaution, blood transfusion can also cause problem to the recipient of the transfused blood. The complications that can occur due to blood transfusion includes, transmission of infectious agent (from donor to recipient), immunologically mediated adverse reactions (such as hemolysis, graft-versus-host reaction, anaphylactic reaction etc.), non-immunologically mediated adverse reactions such as hypothermia, fluid overload, electrolyte excess etc. There are several infectious agents that can be transmitted through blood transfusion, but practically very rarely seen in clinical practice due to rigorous screening of blood for infectious agents before transfusion, |
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