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218 ● AnesthesiA student survivAl <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Table 14.10 Types <strong>of</strong> transfusion reactions.<br />

Immune Mechanism Time course Fatality<br />

Symptoms Treatment or<br />

prophylaxis<br />

Type Incidence Commonest after<br />

administration <strong>of</strong><br />

not fatal<br />

Onset<br />

1 6 h after<br />

transfusion<br />

Mediated by<br />

inflammatory cytokines<br />

Platelets, rBC Chills, fever Acetaminophen,<br />

ibupr<strong>of</strong>en,<br />

diphenhydramine,<br />

leukocyte<br />

reduction <strong>of</strong><br />

transfused blood.<br />

Common<br />

(several<br />

percent for<br />

non-hemolytic<br />

febrile reaction<br />

in the recipient<br />

platelets)<br />

May be fatal,<br />

may cause renal<br />

May begin<br />

minutes after<br />

hemolysis <strong>of</strong> the donor<br />

red blood cells by host<br />

gM antibodies usually<br />

related to ABO blood<br />

group incompatibility.<br />

Complement is activated<br />

Careful<br />

crossmatching<br />

and checking<br />

<strong>of</strong> blood by<br />

caretakers before<br />

administration. to<br />

treat, see text<br />

Flank pain if<br />

awake, bloody or<br />

dark urine, shock.<br />

this is the classic<br />

severe transfusion<br />

Clerically<br />

mismatched blood.<br />

Worst is from type A<br />

donor given to type<br />

O recipient<br />

1:10,000<br />

occurring with<br />

Acute hemolytic<br />

transfusion<br />

failure<br />

transfusion<br />

begun.<br />

resulting 20<br />

fatalities per<br />

year in usA<br />

reaction<br />

reaction<br />

May range from<br />

subclinical to<br />

fatal<br />

Onset one to<br />

several weeks<br />

delayed hemolysis<br />

<strong>of</strong> blood from<br />

alloimmunization<br />

developing in recipient.<br />

gM antibodies and<br />

complement are involved<br />

supportive<br />

therapy.<br />

Fever, lower than<br />

expected blood<br />

hemoglobin<br />

, jaundice,<br />

urobilinogenuria<br />

Multiple rBC<br />

transfusions as for<br />

rare except<br />

in patient<br />

sCd a<br />

receiving<br />

many<br />

transfusions<br />

delayed<br />

hemolytic<br />

transfusion<br />

reaction<br />

such as sCda patients

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