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, ...

Transfusion reactions are medical complications that arise after a blood transfusion. They may occur during the transfusion (known as acute) or weeks after it (delayed). They're further classified ...

Most people experience no complications during a blood transfusion, but some have adverse reactions during or after treatment. Examples include a fever, chills, itching, or breathing difficulty.

If the blood type is not a match, you can experience a transfusion reaction. You can also have a transfusion reaction if you receive blood containing infectious microbes, if you experience an allergic ...

The clinical presentation is a spectrum of symptoms, including fever and chills, which are the most common symptoms in both AHTR and DHTR. [7] Hypotension, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting are more ...

Thalassemia is caused due to lack of synthesis of haemoglobin (Hb) molecules carrying oxygen to different parts of the body resulting in the lysis of red blood cells (RBC’s) thereby causing anaemia.

The hemoglobin threshold for transfusion of red cells in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding is controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of a restrictive transfusion strategy with ...