title: Recent Advances in Preventing Adverse Reactions to Transfusion.
abstract: The spectrum of adverse reactions to blood product transfusion ranges from a benign clinical course to serious morbidity and mortality.  There have been many advances in technologies and transfusion strategies to decrease the risk of adverse reactions. Our aim is to address a few of the advancements in increasing the safety of the blood supply, specifically pathogen reduction technologies, bacterial contamination risk reduction, and transfusion associated acute lung injury risk mitigation strategies.
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA.
authors.forename: Mark K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, 05401, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Harm
keywords: Blood Transfusion; Human leukocyte antigen antibodies; Human leukocyte antigens; TACO; TRALI; Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload; Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury