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- Title
Transfusion of Blood Components.
- Abstract
This article presents information on a report issued by the periodical "National Institutes of Health" related to the transfusion of blood components. The transfusion of blood components reminds health professionals that because of advances in the use of blood components, whole blood transfusions are rarely necessary. Blood component therapy provides better treatment by giving only the specific part needed. The document also cautions that because of risks of alloimmunization and transmission of infectious diseases, practitioners should determine that transfusion of components is clearly indicated. The current estimated risk per unit transfused for non-A, non-B hepatitis is 1:100. There is presently no way of screening blood for this form of hepatitis. Infection may not be clinically evident for months following transfusion. Nevertheless, 30-50% of those infected develop chronic active hepatitis, and 10 percent of these patients develop cirrhosis. In comparison, transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, the causative virus of AIDS, poses a relatively small hazard since the institution of screening tests on all blood products.
- Subjects
BLOOD transfusion; HIV; LIVER diseases; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; HEPATITIS C; BLOOD groups; CHRONIC active hepatitis
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 1990, Vol 29, Issue 6, p356
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/000992289002900619