title: Blood transfusion.
abstract: This Clinical Update considers issues relating to transfusion of blood components--erythrocytes, platelets and plasma products--obtained from human donors.
authors.affiliation: NSW College of Nursing.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nerlich
mesh_terms: D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma