Pathobiology of Transfusion Reactions

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Antibody-induced hemolytic transfusion reactions were first described over 300 years ago. Indeed, during its early evolution, transfusion medicine focused almost exclusively on issues in immunohematology to prevent such events. However, despite the best of efforts to avoid them, incompatible transfusions still occur, through both error and an inability to obtain compatible red blood cells for patients who are...

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