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[Immuno-hemolytic transfusion reactions. III. Report of 61 cases].
- Source :
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Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine [Transfus Clin Biol] 1996; Vol. 3 (3), pp. 157-65. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Blood transfusion is mainly bound to immunological and infectious risks. The immunological risk originates from an incompatibility between the blood of the donor and that of the recipient; this risk remains insufficiently assessed. A multicentre study has been carried out by the French Blood Transfusion Society and the National Institute for Blood Transfusion. Sixty-one accidents due to an erythrocyte incompatibility were found: 26 cases with ABO incompatibility, and 35 cases with alloantibodies of other blood group systems. For the former category of accidents, the most frequent cause was due to a failure in the realization of the bedside ABO check. For the latter, the main problem was the achievement and the interpretation of antibody screening. The long term follow-up shows no chronic after-effects of immunological accidents. For each accident, errors have been identified and analysed. It was proven that they all originate from health care establishments.
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 1246-7820
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8925110
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1246-7820(96)80034-6