"Transfusion Reaction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Complications of BLOOD TRANSFUSION. Included adverse reactions are common allergic and febrile reactions; hemolytic (delayed and acute) reactions; and other non-hemolytic adverse reactions such as infections and adverse immune reactions related to immunocompatibility.
| Descriptor ID |
D065227
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.962 C20.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Transfusion Reaction- Transfusion Reaction
- Transfusion Reactions
- Blood Transfusion-Associated Adverse Reactions
- Blood Transfusion Associated Adverse Reactions
Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction- Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
- Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions
- Reaction, Hemolytic Transfusion
- Reactions, Hemolytic Transfusion
- Transfusion Reaction, Hemolytic
- Transfusion Reactions, Hemolytic
Transfusion-Transmitted Infection- Transfusion-Transmitted Infection
- Infection, Transfusion-Transmitted
- Transfusion Transmitted Infection
- Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload- Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload
- Circulatory Overload, Transfusion-Associated
- Circulatory Overloads, Transfusion-Associated
- Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload
- Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overloads
Hypotensive Transfusion Reaction- Hypotensive Transfusion Reaction
- Reaction, Hypotensive Transfusion
- Transfusion Reaction, Hypotensive
- Transfusion Reactions, Hypotensive
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transfusion Reaction" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of a pediatric patient blood management program: A pre-/post-study. Transfusion. 2026 Mar; 66(3):507-514.
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Transfusion-related adverse events in patients with restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy. An analysis of the MINT trial. Transfusion. 2026 Jan; 66(1):84-93.
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Outcomes on the use of hyperhemolysis prophylaxis in pediatric sickle cell disease patients with history of hyperhemolysis syndrome. Transfusion. 2025 May; 65(5):1001-1006.
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Eculizumab for management of hyperhemolysis syndrome in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease: A single-center case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Aug; 71(8):e31061.
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Transfusion-Associated Adverse Events: A Case Report of Nurse Hemovigilance and Recognition of Respiratory Distress. J Infus Nurs. 2022 Sep-Oct 01; 45(5):264-269.
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Diagnosis, grading and management of toxicities from immunotherapies in children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2021 07; 18(7):435-453.
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Effects of ABO Matching of Platelet Transfusions in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 02; 20(2):e61-e69.
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An update on the use of massive transfusion protocols in obstetrics. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar; 214(3):340-4.
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Recipient clinical risk factors predominate in possible transfusion-related acute lung injury. Transfusion. 2015 May; 55(5):947-52.
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Transfusion related iron overload in pediatric oncology patients treated at a tertiary care centre and treatment with chelation therapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Dec; 61(12):2319-20.