A 59-year-old man with a history of IgG kappa multiple myeloma presented to an outpatient facility for evaluation of left hip pain, which was found to be a pathologic fracture. He has had 2 autologous ...

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 ...

HEMOLYTIC transfusion reactions may occur after the administration of donor bloods even when they have apparently been shown compatible by crossmatch tests. Often ...

MANY hemolytic transfusion reactions can be shown to have been due to human fallibility. For example, pilot or specimen tubes may be wrongly labeled; serial numbers may be misread, or blood intended ...

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.

Transplantation of hematopoietic progenitor cells from red cell-incompatible donors occurs in 30–50% of patients. Immediate and delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions are expected complications of ...

Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...