title: [Limitations of mass transfusion].
abstract: As a result of blood conservation there is nearly no limit to transfusion therapy. This is shown by reviews of the University Clinic of Hamburg-Eppendorf. A still existent limitation in patients with irregular antibodies requires a supraregional cooperation the possibilities of which are discussed. In intensive care medicine an especially critical indication is necessary. Blood transfusion in hopeless cases (ut aliquid fiere) is as unjustifiable as artificial respiration is in patients having an EEG 0-line.
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001782:Blood Donors; D001793:Blood Preservation; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D014181:Transplantation Immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
vernacular_title: Grenzen der Massentransfusion.