Dear Dr. Roach: I had two blood transfusions in 2012 during an almost yearlong bout with an out of control infection that ended up in a fused knee. In a recent antibody screen, I was identified as ...

People with food allergies may be at risk during a blood transfusion. Donor diets impact the way a recipient responds to donated blood Shinsu University doctors say allergic reactions are a serious ...

Blood transfusion, which are usually life-saving procedures, can become life-threatening if they trigger an allergic reaction. However, the mechanisms behind allergic transfusion reactions are not ...

Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...

THE sterility of stored whole blood depends on three factors: aseptic technic, a sterile system for collection and storage and immediate, continuous refrigeration. These measures are highly effective ...

MANCHESTER — Over a fifth of reported blood transfusion reactions are in patients with sickle cell disease, over half of which involve the potentially life-threatening complication hyperhaemolysis, ...

OVER 4,500,000 blood transfusions are given each year in the United States, and the use of blood and blood fractions is steadily increasing. Nevertheless, it is estimated that in 1 of 5000 recipients ...

Six days after Thanksgiving last year, a 73-year-old woman showed up at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston. Her body was retaining too much fluid after a dialysis treatment, and she was in ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Doctors may recommend blood transfusions as part of AML treatment. The specific transfusion type and associated risks ...