title: Transfusion reactions reported after transfusions of red blood cells and of whole blood.
abstract: Reactions reported after transfusion of 19,126 units of whole blood and of 42,678 units of red blood cells were analysed. The reaction rate with whole blood was about two and one-half times as great as with red blood cells.
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction