transfusion reaction
Blood transfer complication
A transfusion reaction is an adverse response to receiving blood or blood products.
Reactions range from mild—fever, chills, itching—to severe and life-threatening, including hemolytic reactions where the immune system attacks incompatible donor blood cells.
The patient developed a transfusion reaction within minutes of starting the IV.
- blood bankStored supply for transfusions
- hemolysisRed blood cell destruction
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- feverElevated body temperature
crossmatching · anaphylaxis · jaundice · urticaria · tachycardia · dyspnea · renal failure · shock · IV · hives · allergic · plasma · rash · typing · antigens · flushing · antibodies · incompatibility
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
- Medical Harmsmedication errors, surgical error, surgical errors, wrong medication, misdiagnosis
- blood bankingblood donation, blood bank, blood transfusion, blood donor, blood typing
- Transfusion Reactionsanaphylaxis, crossmatch, blood typing, air embolism
- Immune Responsesantibody response, antibody, immunoglobulin, antigen, active immunity
- blood typingblood type, blood group, blood groups, blood typing, type B