II. Complications: Acute (within minutes to 24 hours)
- See Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)
- See Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)
- See Febrile Nonhemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR)
- See Allergic Transfusion Reaction
- Immune reaction (observe patient closely for the first 15 minutes of transfusion)
- Transfusion Hemolysis
- Allergic Transfusion Reaction
- Reaction to Antigens in donor's blood, not the Blood Type itself
- Anaphylaxis to Transfusion
- Associated with IgA deficient patients exposed to IgA in donor blood
- Urticaria
- Complication of Massive Transfusion
- Hyperkalemia
- Ammonia toxicity
- Citrate toxicity
- Dilutional Coagulopathy
- Thrombocytopenia
- Secondary Sepsis from Bacterial contamination of Blood Product
- Incidence: 1 per 100,000 transfusions overall (up to 1 in 3000 for Platelet Transfusion)
- Most common organisms are normal skin flora (Staphylococcus and Streptococcus)
- Onset within first 24 hours of transfusion
- Initiate early aggressive management on recognition of Sepsis
- Broad spectrum Antibiotics including Gram Positive, Gram Negative and Pseudomonas coverage
- Intravenous Access Complication
III. Complications: Delayed
- See Transfusion Associated Graft Versus Host Disease (TAGVHD)
- Delayed Transfusion Hemolysis (Extravascular Hemolysis due to minor incompatibility)
- Iron Overload (Hemochromatosis)
- Post-transfusion Purpura
IV. Causes: Infection
- Hepatitis B Virus Infection (1 in 350,000)
- Hepatitis C Virus Infection (1 in 1.8 Million)
- Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus 1 or 2 (1 in 2 Million)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (1 in 2.3 Million)
- Malaria (rare)
- Babesiosis (rare)
- Pandemic Influenza (rare)
- Human Herpes Virus 8 (rare)
- West Nile Virus (rare)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (rare)
- Syphilis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Toxoplasmosis
- Brucellosis
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Definition (MSH) | Complications of BLOOD TRANSFUSION. |
Definition (NOC) | Severity of complications with blood transfusion reaction |
Concepts | Pathologic Function (T046) |
MSH | D001787 , D065227 |
ICD9 | 999.80 |
ICD10 | T80.92 |
SnomedCT | 270554002, 157797009, 213330007, 82545002 |
LNC | LP18652-5, MTHU005052, LA7476-0 |
Italian | Reazione da trasfusione |
Japanese | 輸血反応, ユケツハンノウ |
English | Blood Transfusion Reaction, complication of blood transfusion (diagnosis), complication of blood transfusion, blood transfusion reaction, blood transfusion reaction (diagnosis), blood transfusion complications, Transfusion reaction, unspecified, Adverse effect;transfusion, blood transfusion reactions, reactions transfusion, blood complications transfusion, blood complications transfusions, blood reaction transfusion, blood transfusion complication, transfusion reaction, blood complication transfusion, transfusion reactions, blood reactions transfusion, Transfusion reaction NOS, Unspecified transfusion reaction, Transfusion reaction NOS (disorder), Transfusion Reactions, Transfusion Reaction, Transfusion reaction, Complication of blood transfusion, Blood transfusion reaction (disorder), Blood transfusion reaction, complications; transfusion, reaction, transfusion; complications, reaction, Blood transfusion reaction, NOS, Complication of blood transfusion, NOS, Transfusion reaction, NOS |
Czech | Transfuzní reakce |
Hungarian | Transzfúziós reakció |
Spanish | reacción transfusional, SAI (trastorno), reacción transfusional, SAI, complicación de la transfusión de sangre, reacción a la transfusión de sangre (trastorno), reacción a la transfusión de sangre, reacción a una transfusión, Reacción transfusional |
Norwegian | Transfusjonsreaksjon |
Dutch | complicaties; transfusie, reactie, transfusie; complicaties, reactie, transfusiereactie |
Portuguese | Reacção transfusional |
French | Réaction post-transfusionnelle |
German | Transfusionsreaktion |
Ontology: Transfusion related complication (C1112143)
Concepts | Pathologic Function (T046) |
Italian | Complicazioni correlate a trasfusione, Complicazione correlata a trasfusione |
Czech | Komplikace spojené s podáním krevních derivátů, Komplikace související s transfuzí |
English | Transfusion related complication, Transfusion related complications, complications; transfusion, transfusion; complications |
Spanish | Complicación relacionada con transfusión, Complicaciones de la transfusión sanguínea |
Portuguese | Complicação relacionada com transfusão, Complicações associadas a transfusões |
German | Komplikation in Verbindung mit Transfusion, Transfusionsbedingte Komplikationen |
French | Complication liée à la perfusion, Complications de la transfusion |
Dutch | transfusiegerelateerde complicatie, complicaties; transfusie, transfusie; complicaties, transfusiegerelateerde complicaties |
Hungarian | Transzfúzióval kapcsolatos komplikációk, Transzfúzióval összefüggő komplikáció |
Japanese | ユケツカンレンガッペイショウ, 輸血関連合併症 |