Transfusion reactions: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Abstract

Blood transfusion is one of the most common procedures in patients in hospital so it is imperative that clinicians are knowledgeable about appropriate blood product administration, as well as the signs, symptoms, and management of transfusion reactions. In this Review, we, an international panel, provide a synopsis of the pathophysiology, treatment, and management of each diagnostic category of transfusion reaction using evidence-based recommendations whenever available.

• Authors: Meghan Delaney, Silvano Wendel, Rachel S Bercovitz, Joan Cid, Claudia Cohn, Nancy M Dunbar, Torunn O Apelseth, Mark Popovsky, Simon J Stanworth, Alan Tinmouth, Leo Van De Watering, Jonathan H Waters, Mark Yazer, Alyssa Ziman, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative
• Journal: Lancet (London, England) (Lancet) Vol. 388 Issue 10061 Pg. 2825-2836 (12 03 2016) ISSN: 1474-547X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 27083327 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Blood Transfusion (methods, standards)
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Humans
• Transfusion Reaction (diagnosis, physiopathology, prevention & control, therapy)