Diseases

Transfusion Reaction

Complications of BLOOD TRANSFUSION. Included adverse reactions are common allergic and febrile reactions; hemolytic (delayed and acute) reactions; and other non-hemolytic adverse reactions such as infections and adverse immune reactions related to immunocompatibility.

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Abstract

Complications of BLOOD TRANSFUSION. Included adverse reactions are common allergic and febrile reactions; hemolytic (delayed and acute) reactions; and other non-hemolytic adverse reactions such as infections and adverse immune reactions related to immunocompatibility.

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42 entry terms
  • Blood Transfusion-Associated Adverse Reactions
  • Blood Transfusion Associated Adverse Reactions
  • Transfusion Reactions
  • Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
  • Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
  • Delayed Serologic Transfusion Reaction
  • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
  • Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
  • Hypotensive Transfusion Reaction
  • Post-Transfusion Purpura
  • Posttransfusion Purpura
  • TAGHD
  • Transfusion-Associated Allergic Reaction
  • Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload
  • Transfusion-Associated Dyspnea
  • Transfusion-Associated Graft Vs. Host Disease
  • Transfusion-Transmitted Infection
  • Allergic Reaction, Transfusion-Associated
  • Circulatory Overload, Transfusion-Associated
  • Circulatory Overloads, Transfusion-Associated
  • Dyspnea, Transfusion-Associated
  • Febrile Non Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
  • Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
  • Infection, Transfusion-Transmitted
  • Post Transfusion Purpura
  • Posttransfusion Purpuras
  • Purpura, Post-Transfusion
  • Purpura, Posttransfusion
  • Reaction, Hemolytic Transfusion
  • Reaction, Hypotensive Transfusion
  • Reactions, Hemolytic Transfusion
  • Transfusion Associated Allergic Reaction
  • Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload
  • Transfusion Associated Dyspnea
  • Transfusion Associated Graft Vs. Host Disease
  • Transfusion Reaction, Hemolytic
  • Transfusion Reaction, Hypotensive
  • Transfusion Reactions, Hemolytic
  • Transfusion Reactions, Hypotensive
  • Transfusion Transmitted Infection
  • Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overloads
  • Transfusion-Transmitted Infections

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2015; use BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY 2012-2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemolysis (1964-2014)

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  1. C15.378w.962w
  2. C20w.920w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transfusion Reaction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065227
  2. Transfusion Reaction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_hemolytic_transfusion_reaction
  3. Transfusion Reaction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4677928