title: Blood and blood transfusion reactions: 2.
abstract: The first of this two-part article examined the therapeutic indications for blood replacement. This article describes the immediate complications of blood transfusion and offers guidelines for their nursing management.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cruickshank
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology