Adverse transfusion reactions with neurological signs in transfused patients.

Objectives: Many transfused patients present severe, sometimes critical, clinical conditions. The occurrence of adverse transfusion reactions may cause the clinical condition to deteriorate. A study was conducted aimed at establishing whether the presence of neurological signs during an adverse transfusion reaction increases its severity.

Adverse transfusion reactions in patients with aplastic anaemia or myelodysplastic syndromes.

Background And Objectives: Patients with aplastic anaemia or myelodysplastic syndromes frequently receive transfusions in an attempt to correct anaemia and/or thrombocytopenia, putting them at risk of adverse transfusion reactions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and the types of adverse transfusion reactions in these patients.

Materials And Methods: Adverse transfusion reaction reported in transfused patients with aplastic anaemia or myelodysplastic syndromes from all the hospitals in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France were extracted from the national haemovigilance database system and analysed.

Adverse transfusion reactions in recipients transfused in out-of-hospital.

Objectives: Transfusion in environments other than inpatient hospitalisation requires a specific management of the patient, particularly concerning adverse transfusion reactions. A three-year study was carried out in order to appreciate the nature of adverse transfusion reactions and their incidence in these patients.

Material And Methods: Adverse transfusion reaction reports of outpatient clinic, ambulatory hospital, health and dialysis centres and home-transfused patients in the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region were obtained.