What are the complications of blood transfusion?

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Although blood transfusion can save people, it also has risks. Patients are often transfused after hospitalization. Some people will have adverse reactions and complications after blood transfusion. If it is serious, it may even endanger the lives of patients. So what are the complications? Now let me introduce it to you

What are the complications of blood transfusion?

First: fever is the most common complication, mostly occurs in the early stage of blood transfusion, will feel cold and hot, headache, sweating, nausea and so on, if the situation is serious, there will be convulsions, breathing suffering and even coma.

Second: some people will have skin allergy after blood transfusion. They feel itchy and rash all over the body. Serious people will have cough, wheezing, abdominal pain, diarrhea and even anaphylactic shock, coma and death. The situation is very serious.

Third, some diseases can be transmitted through blood. For example, the virus of AIDS can be transmitted through blood. If patients receive the education of people with AIDS, they are likely to be infected with AIDS, which is also very worrying.

matters needing attention

There are many complications of blood transfusion, but we should not worry too much. As long as doctors strictly grasp the indications of blood transfusion and abide by the operation process of blood transfusion, the vast majority of complications of blood transfusion can be prevented.