NONINFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION

Course overview

COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD TRANSFUSION ARE NOT UNCOMMON. NON-INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS ARE A GROUP OF ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, SOME OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING. THEREFORE, KNOWLEDGE OF THESE COMPLICATIONS IS ESSENTIAL FOR AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES VARIOUS NON-INFECTIOUS BLOOD TRANSFUSION COMPLICATIONS, SYMPTOMS, AND POTENTIAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING COMPONENT MODIFICATIONS.