It is impossible to attain zero risk from blood transfusion, as indeed it is from ... and anaphylactic reactions because of IgA in plasma transfused to IgA-deficient recipients with anti-IgA ...

Published in the journal CHEST®, the American College of Chest Physicians® recently released a new clinical guideline on the ...

A National Blood Service spokesman said ... But the chances of a patient becoming infected through a transfusion of plasma are very small indeed.' ...

Imagine this scenario: you need an urgent blood transfusion, and your brother is present. Thinking it’s safest, you use his ...

A new expert guideline questions routine use of fresh frozen plasma and platelets in critically ill adults, citing low ...

Recently published study focuses on the implications of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) on red blood cell (RBC) ...

A case of a patient in her 30s with sickle cell anaemia who developed multiorgan failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS) from acute chest syndrome (ACS) despite a simple red blood cell ...

Occasionally, an HTR may result from transfusion of non-red cell blood components such as fresh frozen plasma or platelets. In this event, the plasma, which is usually group O transfused to A ...