title: Blood transfusion practice: facts and fallacies.
abstract: Practical problems and potential dangers associated with blood transfusion have led to the introduction of modifications in transfusion practice and the search for blood substitutes. Many of these changes, promoted by the pharmaceutical industry, have been of questionable value.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004348:Drug Labeling; D005006:Ethnicity; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000628:therapy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000628:therapy; D012773:Shock, Surgical / Q000628:therapy; D013019:South Africa; D005719:gamma-Globulins
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D005719:gamma-Globulins; D005169:Factor VIII