A Rare Septic Transfusion Reaction: Case Report

Authors

  • Caramia McQuaid Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
  • Christine M. Cahill Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
  • Debra Masel Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
  • Aimee Kievitt Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
  • Neil Blumberg Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
  • Majed A. Refaai Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-2-113

Abstract

Transfusion of PRBCs is associated with an increased risk of adverse reactions. Complications may occur over a wide range of time from immediately during transfusion to days afterwards. These include allergic reactions, febrile non-hemolytic reactions, hemolysis, transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO), transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), transfusion-transmitted pathogens, and immune-mediated reactions.

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2017-09-25

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Caramia McQuaid, Christine M. Cahill, Debra Masel, Aimee Kievitt, Neil Blumberg, & Majed A. Refaai. (2017). A Rare Septic Transfusion Reaction: Case Report. Research and Practice in Anesthesiology, 2(2), 29–32. https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-2-113

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): Volume 2 Issue 2 2017

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