title: Major complications of marrow harvesting for transplantation.
abstract: Complications to bone marrow donors were analyzed for 2027 transplants reported to the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and for 1263 transplants performed in Seattle. Thus, a total of 3290 donor risk episodes were available for study. The incidence of major, i.e., life-threatening complications in the combined series was 0.27%. Neither death nor permanent residua occurred in any of the donors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012306:Risk; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology; D014019:Tissue Donors