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Overview of Blood Transfusion
Blood typing
More Information
Blood Donation Process
Testing Donated Blood for Infections
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Viral hepatitis
Syphilis
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Blood Products
Red blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
Cryoprecipitate
Clotting factors
Antibodies
White blood cells
Blood substitutes
Special Blood Donation and Transfusion Procedures
Plateletpheresis (platelet donation)
Double red blood cell donation
Autologous transfusion
Hematopoietic stem cell apheresis (stem cell transplantation)
Apheresis
Plasma exchange
Cytapheresis
Red blood cell exchange
Precautions and Adverse Reactions During Blood Transfusion
Fever
Allergic reactions
Fluid overload
Lung injury
Destruction of red blood cells
Graft-versus-host disease
Infections
Complications of massive transfusion