Blood transfusion is considered safe when the infused blood is tested using state of the art
viral assays developed over the past several decades. Only rarely are known viruses like …

Over the past decades, the incidence of clinically significant transfusion‐transmitted
diseases has been dramatically reduced. These reductions have occurred because of a …

Serious adverse effects of transfusion may be immunologically or non-immunologically
mediated. Currently, bacterial contamination of blood products, particularly platelets, is one …

JP AuBuchon and MS Kruskall ver the last decade, the efforts of numerous research groups
have been directed at decreasing the risk of transmission of viruses through transfusion …

Context.—Serious noninfectious complications are far more likely to occur than viral disease
transmission from blood component transfusion. Objective.—To compile a comprehensive …

The beginning of the modern era of blood transfusion coincided with World War II and the
resultant need for massive blood replacement. Soon thereafter, the hazards of transfusion …

Concerns about transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases (TTIDs) have been raised since
the beginning of routine blood administration for therapeutic purposes in the late 1930s …

rimum non nocere (“First, do no harm”) is an ancient reminder that patients should not be
subjected to unsafe or harmful medical practices. In recent years, concern over harm to …

The viral safety of the blood supply provided by serological tests alone decreased the
residual risk of viral transmission to less than 1: 250,000 for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and 1 …

Red blood cell transfusions are used to treat hemorrhage and to improve oxygen delivery to
tissues. Transfusion of red blood cells should be based on the patient's clinical condition …