In addition to blood banking and transfusion medicine topics, we present submissions concerning patient blood management, tissue transplantation and hematopoietic, cellular, and gene therapies.
A blood transfusion replaces blood lost from an injury or during a surgery. A transfusion also may be used when certain components of blood are low or not working.
Transfusions are used for various medical conditions to replace lost components of the blood. Early transfusions used whole blood, but modern medical practice commonly uses only components of the blood, such as red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and other clotting factors.
Blood transfusion, transfer of blood into the vein of a human or animal recipient. The blood may be taken directly from a donor or obtained from a blood bank. Blood transfusions are a therapeutic measure used to restore blood or plasma volume. Learn more about transfusion procedures and blood typing and screening.
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, a process in which donated blood or blood products is given to a recipient in need due to blood loss from a medical condition, injury, or surgery.
Blood Transfusions: When They’re Needed and What to Know About the ...
There are many reasons you might need to get a blood transfusion. Learn how to prepare for the process and the potential risks.
Patient blood management is essential to prevent transfusion complications, where the risks, benefits and alternatives of transfusion are explored with the patients and/or their carers, and unnecessary transfusion is avoided.
A blood transfusion is a safe and common procedure during which you receive blood through an intravenous (IV) line placed in one of your veins. It takes 1 to 4 hours to receive the blood, depending on how much you need.