BACKGROUND In recent years, pulmonary transfusion reactions have gained increasing importance as serious adverse transfusion events. METHODS Review of the literature. RESULTS Pulmonary transfusion reactions are not extremely rare and, according to hemovigilance data, important causes of transfusion-induced major morbidity and death. They can be classified as primary with predominant pulmona...

BACKGROUND Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We investigated the transfusion status in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery in Poursina Hospital (Rasht, Iran) to optimizing blood usage and determine if a scheduled transfusion program for every orthopedic surgery cou...

BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with perioperative vascular (SCD-related) and non-vascular complications. To minimize perioperative complications during elective surgery, either exchange blood transfusion or simple blood transfusion can be used. We systematically reviewed the literature and meta-analyzed randomized and observational trials comparing exchange transfusion to si...

Transfusion of blood products can lead to various transfusion reactions. Transfusion reactions that can cause pulmonary complications are: circulatory overload, anaphylactic reactions, bacterial contamination and transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). TRALI is a rare but life-threatening complication of transfusion. TRALI is now the leading cause of transfusion-related fatalities report...

The discovery of HIV and other transfusion-transmissible infections has increased the demand for alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. One such alternative is autologous transfusion. This review presents an analysis of autologous transfusion. We conclude that autologous transfusion should form part of a strategy to minimise the risk associated with allogeneic transfusion in Nigeria and ...

Synonyms and related keywords: blood transfusions, blood products, acute hemolytic transfusion reactions, transfusion complications, blood product reactions, allergic transfusion reaction, blood type, circulatory volume overload, anaphylactic transfusion reaction, blood anaphylaxis, hemolytic reactions, allergic reactions, anaphylactic reaction, anaphylaxis, transfusion-related acute lung injur...

BACKGROUND Perioperative transfusion of red blood cell (RBC) may cause adverse effects. Bloodless-cardiac surgery has been spotlighted to avoid those problems. Off pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery can decrease the transfusion. However, the risk factors of transfusions in OPCAB have not been investigated properly. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and thirteen patients (male:female=...

The beginning of the modern era of blood transfusion coincided with World War II and the resultant need for massive blood replacement. Soon thereafter, the hazards of transfusion, particularly hepatitis and hemolytic transfusion reactions, became increasingly evident. The past half century has seen the near eradication of transfusion-associated hepatitis as well as the emergence of multiple new...