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Blood Transfusion

Aka: Blood Transfusion, pRBC, Packed Red Blood Cells
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  1. See Also
    1. Transfusion Complication
    2. Transfusion Hemolysis
  2. Preparations
    1. Packed Red Blood Cells are derived from whole blood by removing 250 ml plasma
    2. Most centers filter Leukocytes before storage
      1. Decreases febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction risk
      2. CMV-safe
  3. Indications
    1. Acute Sickle Cell Crisis (CVA Prevention)
    2. Massive acute blood loss >1500 ml (30% of blood volume)
    3. Hemoglobin <7.0 g/dl and no serious comorbidity (and no ongoing bleeding)
    4. Hemoglobin <9.0 g/dl with serious comorbidity (e.g. cardiovascular disease, active bleeding)
    5. Symptomatic Anemia
      1. Severe Fatigue, weakness, or Dizziness
      2. Dyspnea
      3. Altered Level of Consciousness
      4. Angina
      5. Congestive Heart Failure
  4. Labs
    1. Hemoglobin
      1. Expect one unit pRBC to raise Hemoglobin by 1 g/dl
    2. Hematocrit
      1. Expect one unit pRBC to raise Hematocrit by 3%
  5. Adverse Effects
    1. See Transfusion Hemolysis (Immune Transfusion Reaction)
    2. See Transfusion Complication
  6. References
    1. Klein (2007) Lancet 370(9585): 415-26
    2. Sharma (2011) Am Fam Physician 83(6): 719-24

Blood Transfusion (C0005841)

Definition (NCI) The injection of whole blood or a blood component directly into the bloodstream.
Definition (MSH) The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Definition (CSP) introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream.
Concepts Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
MSH D001803
SnomedCT 266806005, 151000002, 233557002, 116859006, 180209006
English Blood Transfusions, Transfusions, Blood, BLOOD TRANSFUSION, Transfusion, Blood, blood transfusion (treatment), blood transfusion, Blood transfusion (& cell) (procedure), Blood transfusion (procedure), TRANSFUSION BLOOD, Transfusions, Transfusion, blood transfusions, Blood transfusion, BT - Blood transfusion, Cell -blood-transfusion, Transfusion - blood, Blood cell transfusion, Blood transfusion (& cell), Transfusion (Blood), Blood Transfusion, Transfusion, blood NOS
Dutch bloedtransfusie, Bloedtransfusie
German Vollbluttransfusion, Bluttransfusion, Blutübertragung
Portuguese Transfusão de sangue, Transfusão Sanguínea, Transfusão de Sangue
Spanish Transfusión sanguínea, Blood cell transfusion, Blood transfusion, Blood transfusion (& cell), Transfusion - blood, Cell -blood-transfusion, Transfusion Sanguinea, Transfusión Sanguínea
Swedish Blodtransfusion
Japanese ﾕｹﾂ, 輸血
Czech krevní transfúze, Krevní transfuze
Finnish Verensiirto
Russian TRANSFUZIIA KROVI, PERELIVANIE KROVI, GEMOTRANSFUZIIA, ГЕМОТРАНСФУЗИЯ, ПЕРЕЛИВАНИЕ КРОВИ, ТРАНСФУЗИЯ КРОВИ
French Transfusion de sang, Transfusion sanguine
Italian Trasfusioni di sangue, Trasfusione di sangue
Croatian TRANSFUZIJA KRVI
Polish Przetaczanie krwi, Transfuzja krwi
Hungarian Vérátömlesztés
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Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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