Journal article

Publication year: 2010

Pages: 381-386

Journal: Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volume number: 43

Issue number: 3

ISSN: 1473-0502

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transci.2010.09.005

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
The use of plasma in hemotherapy is not without hazards. This article will give an overview of non-infectious side-effects associated with plasma transfusion by dividing them into two categories: hazards associated with the donor or the processing of blood, which will be attributed to as blood safety; and hazards which are associated with the clinical use of plasma, attributed to as transfusion safety. After having installed preventive measures against TRALI in most countries, blood safety is about to reach a very high level for plasma. In contrast, transfusion safety will remain a relevant issue for the next decade of plasma therapy. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Harvard Citation style: Sachs, U. (2010) Non-infectious serious hazards in plasma transfusion, Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 43(3), pp. 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transci.2010.09.005

APA Citation style: Sachs, U. (2010). Non-infectious serious hazards in plasma transfusion. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 43(3), 381-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transci.2010.09.005