Guideline on the investigation and management of acute transfusion reactions Prepared by the BCSH Blood Transfusion Task Force

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-153

  Tinegate, Hazel ^a   Birchall, Janet ^a,g   Gray, Alexandra ^b   Haggas, Richard ^c   Massey, Edwin ^a   Norfolk, Derek ^a   Pinchon, Deborah ^d   Sewell, Carrock ^e   Wells, Angus ^b   Allard, Shubha ^f  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^f BCSH Transfusion Task Force   (United Kingdom)

^g NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic; Anaphylaxis; Febrile; Non haemolytic; Transfusion reaction

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANAPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84866883705     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12017     Document Type: Article

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