Adverse Reaction to Transfusion general
Any adverse reaction that occurs during the administration of blood and blood component must be considered as transfusion reaction unless proved otherwise.
Transfusion reactions occur in 7% to 10% of all recipient of blood or blood components.
Fortunately, majority of them are minor reactions.
10% of these reactions are hemolytic and 90% of these are nonhemolytic reactions.
Incidence of ABO mismatch blood being infused is 1 : 30,000 blood bag.
1 out of 10 ABO mismatch transfusion is fatal .
any reaction which occurs during transfusion is a transfusion reaction unless proved other wise.
Iron overload
Transfusion transmitted diseases
multiple transfusion.
Hepatitis, HIV cytomegalovirus etc.