Physical/chemical causes. These causes of hemolysis are most often secondary to improper handling of blood products. Reasons include inadvertent heating or freezing with subsequent thawing of the red ...

In the developed world, most of the reported complications of transfusion have an immunological basis. Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, ...

As more and more people pay attention to U.S. maternal mortality rates—the highest in the world among developed nations—more researchers are investigating what’s driving so many deaths of women who ...

Specific red blood cell manufacturing methods may be less damaging to cells than others, scientists report for the first time. This finding could help reduce adverse reactions in transfusion ...

In addition to the commonly known A, B, AB and O blood types, hundreds of blood group antigens exist on red blood cells that differ between individuals. These particles can activate the body’s immune ...

Blood transfusions can take 1 to 4 hours. A blood transfusion involves giving you blood from a donor via an intravenous (IV) line. Sometimes, you may receive your own blood if it was collected ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can damage bone marrow, lowering red blood cells and platelets. Transfusions replace missing cells to manage anemia or thrombocytopenia. Up to 9 in 10 people with MDS ...

"HUMAN beings have blood group patterns as distinctive and individual as fingerprints." This is a prediction that was first suggested by Landsteiner in 1927. He had just discovered the M-N blood ...