Current Situation of Blood Transfusion: An Article of Opinion
Alcaraz Rubio Jesús*
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000149
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- Department of Hematology, Catholic University of Murcia, Spain
*Corresponding author:
Alcaraz Rubio Jesús, Coordinator of the unit of Hematology in Unión Murciana de Hospitales, Murcia, Spain and the
Regenerative therapy unit of Hospital la Milagrosa, Madrid, Spain
Received: June 18, 2017 Published: June 26, 2017
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Abstract
The blood transfusion is an essential part of modern medical
care. Used properly can save lives. Throughout the world, the
centers that make blood products strive to provide safe of them,
since the process of the transfusion could be without risks. At this
point is essential the rational use of the same, imposing the need to
balance the benefits and potential side effects that could produce
like allergic and hemolytic reactions, metabolic processes, effects
on cellular immunomodulation, lung damage or transmission of
infectious diseases (HIV, HBV and HCV, among others).
Keywords: Blood Products; Haemovigilance; Transfusion; Donation; Hemaopoietic Growth Factors
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ISSN: 2574 -1241
