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Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions

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Allergic reactions to blood products
Transfusion reactions Acute non-immunological complications

Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO)


Bacterial sepsis due to contaminated blood products
Hypocalcemia due to citrate
Hyperkalemia due to high PRBC K+ content
Acute adverse reactions to blood transfusion have been Acidosis due to high PRBC lactate content
Hypothermia due to use of recently refrigerated PRBCs
explored several times in the CICM Part II exam: Dilutional coagulopathy due to inappropriate blood
product replacement proportions
estion 9.2 from the second paper of 2017 Dilutional thrombocytopenia due to lack of platelet
replacement
estion 24.1 from the second paper of 2010
estion 22 from the second paper of 2006 Delayed immunological complications

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions


However, the vast majority of these were clinically oriented Transfusion-related immune modulation (TRIM)
data analysis questions, or SAQs dealing with specific Microchimerism - the persistence of an allogeneic cell
population of leucocytes
complications such as TRALI. estions about generic Posransfusion gra-vs-host disease (due to non-
complications of blood transfusion have mainly remained in leukodepleted PRBCs)
Posransfusion purpura
the First Part exam:
Delayed non-immunological complications
estion 3 from the first paper of 2019 Transfusion-transmied diseases, eg. HIV, Hep C
estion 16 from the first paper of 2017 Iron overload
Creutzfeld-Jacob disease
estion 13 from the second paper of 2013

us, what follows is a brief summary to inform the last- Previous chapter:
minute revision for the red haze panic of the last days. A Leukodepleted blood
more complete discussion of adverse effects of blood products
transfusion is carried out elsewhere.
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Acute immunological complications Transfusion reactions

Acute hemolytic transfusion reactions


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Fontaine, Magali J., et al. "Diagnosis of transfusion-related


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Kleinman, Steven, et al. "Toward an understanding of


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