Pathological effects of intra-arterial blood transfusions in dogs.
During storage, large cellular aggregates and clots formed in venous blood but not in arterial blood. Contrary to previous opinions, the intra-arterial transfusion of blood containing aggregates and clots did not cause focal brain damage and the presence of aggregates was not essential for the post-transfusion development of cerebral petechial and other minor haemorrhages.
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001793:Blood Preservation; D002449:Cell Aggregation; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D004285:Dogs; D005374:Filtration; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D007962:Leukocytes; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014680:Veins