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Transfusion‐Associated Fatalities: Review of Bureau of Biologies Reports 1976–1978
Author(s) -
HONIG C. L.,
BOVE J. R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1980.20681057154.x
Subject(s) - confusion , medicine , abo blood group system , transfusion reaction , intensive care medicine , blood transfusion , immunology , psychology , psychoanalysis
Review of the 70 transfusion‐associated fatalities reported to the Bureau of Biologics (BOB) between 1976 and 1978 revealed 44 acute hemolytic reactions, two delayed hemolytic reactions, five fatalities associated with acute respiratory failure, two cases of bacterial contamination, one graft‐versus‐host reaction (GVHR), ten cases of hepatitis, and six fatalities not associated with transfusion. Thirty‐eight of 44 acute hemolytic reactions were due to ABO incompatibility. Clerical confusion was the cause of 33 of 37 cases in which error could be defined.