Transfusion Risks / Hazards

Title

Date Published

Red blood cell storage lesion.

October 1, 2009

Fatal hyperkalemia due to rapid red cell transfusion in a critically ill patient

October 1, 2009

Duration of red blood cell storage is associated with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis and in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic injuries

September 22, 2009

Allogeneic blood transfusion does not increase the risk of wound infection in total knee arthroplasty.

September 14, 2009

Anemia, hemorrhage, and transfusion in percutaneous coronary intervention, acute coronary syndromes, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

September 7, 2009

Serum ferritin level changes in children with sickle cell disease on chronic blood transfusion are non-linear, and are associated with iron load and liver injury

August 31, 2009

The German Haemovigilance System-reports of serious adverse transfusion reactions between 1997 and 2007

August 31, 2009

TRALI is due to pulmonary venule damage from leucocytes with cholesterol crystal formation

August 24, 2009

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): Current concepts and misconceptions

August 19, 2009

Storage lesion in banked blood due to hemolysis-dependent disruption of nitric oxide homeostasis

August 19, 2009

Blood transfusion in the critically ill: does storage age matter?

August 13, 2009

Frequency and severity of transfusion-related acute lung injury – German haemovigilance data (2006-2007)

August 6, 2009

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): a clinical review with emphasis on the critically ill.

August 5, 2009

Association of Allogeneic Blood Transfusions and Long-Term Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer after Curative Gastrectomy.

August 5, 2009

Blood transfusion from another person doubles infection risk after CABG surgery

August 4, 2009

Microbiology, time course and clinical characteristics of infection in critically ill patients receiving packed red blood cell transfusion

August 4, 2009

Iron overload and toxicity: the hidden risk of multiple blood transfusions

August 3, 2009

Moderate Exposure to Allogeneic Blood Products Is Not Associated with Reduced Long-term Survival after Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease.

August 1, 2009

Fresh frozen plasma is independently associated with a higher risk of multiple organ failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

August 1, 2009

Emerging infectious disease agents and their potential threat to transfusion safety.

August 1, 2009