Transfusion therapy in the emergency department.
This article reviews the basics of blood and blood component therapy, focusing on pretransfusion compatibility testing and the complications of blood transfusion (both infectious and noninfectious). Issues surrounding the massive transfusion of blood and alternatives to traditional chemotherapy also are discussed.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
D001771:Blood Banks; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction