DELAYED TRANSFUSION REACTIONS (MLS)
Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Author information
Kerry O'Brien, MD
Dr O'Brien disclosed salary/consultant fees from DynaMed
Learning objectives:
- Explain delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions (DHTR)
- Explain delayed serologic transfusion reactions (DSTR)
- Describe transfusion associated graft versus host disease (TA-GVHD)
- Understand post-transfusion purpura (PTP)
- Identify transfusion transmitted infections (TTI)
- Describe iron overload