title: [Prevention of risks related to blood transfusions].
abstract: During the past decade, the major fears of transfusion medicine were blood-transmitted viral diseases (hepatitis, AIDS). By applying strict rules at each step of blood donation, it can now be considered that this risk is reduced to a minimal level. Furthermore, new technologies (leukocyte removal filters, cytapheresis devices) and strict immuno-hematological procedures (detection of preformed antibodies, use of blood with well-defined phenotype) will reduce morbidity due to immunological incompatibility. These techniques should provide a safe transfusion service in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Immunologie, Hématologie et Transfusion, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambermont
mesh_terms: D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007937:Leukapheresis; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006680:HLA Antigens
vernacular_title: Prévention des risques liés aux transfusions sanguines.