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Adverse events
related to transfusion
Transfusion
complications (extensive reading list of published papers)
Barie
PS. 
Risks and benefits of blood transfusion in surgery (49-slide
presentation)
McClelland
B, Marcela Contreras M. Appropriateness
and safety of blood transfusion (editorial) (Br Med J 2005 Jan
15;330:104-5)
variant
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (v CJD) (TraQ clearinghouse)
Special
report: BSE and
CJD (Guardian Unlimited - ongoing updates)
Arnold
DM, Blajchman MA, Ditomasso J, Kulczycki M, Keith PK.
Passive transfer of peanut hypersensitivity by fresh frozen plasma.
Arch Intern Med 2007 Apr 23;167(8):853–4.
Bakdash
S, Yazer MH. What
every physician should know about transfusion reactions. CMAJ 2007 Jul
17; 177(2):141–7.
Baldwin AL. Blood
substitutes and redox responses in the microcirculation. Antioxid Redox Signal 2004 Dec;6(6):1019-30.
Bar-Or D, Thomas GW, Bar-Or R, Rael LT, Scarborough K, Rao N,
Shimonkevitz R.
Commercial human albumin preparations for clinical use are
immunosuppressive in vitro. Crit Care Med 2006
Jun;34(6):1707-12.
Bernard
A, Meier C, Lopez N, May J, Chang P, Boulanger B, Kearney P.
Packed red blood cell-associated arginine depletion is mediated by arginase.
J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1108-12.
Bird SM. Recipients
of blood or blood products "at vCJD risk" (editorial)
(Br Med J, 17 Jan. 2004)
Blajchman MA, Vamvakas EC.
The continuing risk of transfusion-transmitted infections. N Engl J Med
2006 Sep 28;355(13):1303-5.Blajchman MA.
The clinical benefits of the leukoreduction of blood products. J Trauma.
2006 Jun;60(6 Suppl):S83-90.
Blajchman MA.
Transfusion immunomodulation or TRIM: What does it mean clinically?
Hematology 2005 Sep-Oct;10 Suppl 1:208-14.
Bochicchio GV, Napolitano L, Joshi M, Bochicchio K, Meyer W, Scalea
TM.
Outcome analysis of blood product transfusion in trauma patients: A
prospective, risk-adjusted study. World J Surg 2008 Jun 24. [Epub
ahead of print]
Bueter M, Thalheimer A, Schuster F, Bock M, von Erffa C, Meyer D,
Fein M.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) - an important, severe
transfusion-related complication. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2006
Aug 15; [Epub ahead of print]
Bux J.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): a serious adverse event of
blood transfusion. Vox Sang 2005 Jul;89(1):1-10.
Bux
J, Sachs UJ.
The pathogenesis of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI).
Br J Haemato. 2007 Mar;136(6):788-99.
Chen G, Zhang FJ, Gong M, Yan M.
Effect of perioperative autologous versus allogeneic blood transfusion on
the immune system in gastric cancer patients. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2007
Aug;8(8):560-5.
Cherry
T, Steciuk M, Reddy VV, Marques MB.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury: past, present, and future. Am J
Clin Pathol. 2008 Feb;129(2):287-97.
Croce MA, Tolley EA, Claridge JA, Fabian TC.
Transfusions result in pulmonary morbidity and death after a moderate degree
of injury. J Trauma 2005 Jul;59(1):19-24.
Chutinimitkul S, Bhattarakosol P,
Srisuratanon S, Eiamudomkan A, Kongsomboon K, Damrongwatanapokin S, et
al. H5N1
influenza A virus and infected human plasma [letter]. Emerg Infect
Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2006 Jun [Cited 6 May 2006].
de
Boer MT, Christensen MC, Asmussen M, van der Hilst CS, Hendriks HG,
Slooff MJ, Porte RJ.
The impact of intraoperative transfusion of platelets and red blood
cells on survival after liver transplantation. Anesth Analg 2008
Jan;106(1):32-44.
Dodd RY, Leiby DA. Emerging infectious threats to the blood
supply. Annu Rev Med 2004;55:191-207.
Dunne JR, Riddle MS, Danko J, Hayden R, Petersen K.
Blood transfusion is associated with infection and increased resource
utilization in combat casualties. Am Surg 2006 Jul;72(7):619-25;
discussion 625-6.
Eder
AF et al. and the American Red Cross Regional Blood Centers.
Bacterial screening of apheresis platelets and the residual risk of septic
transfusion reactions: the American Red Cross experience (2004-2006).
Transfusion 2007;47 (7):1134-42. Engoren MC, Habib RH, Zacharias A, Schwann TA, Riordan CJ, Durham SJ.
Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Oct;74(4):1180-6.
Escobar GA, Cheng AM, Moore EE, Johnson JL, Tannahill C, Baker HV,
et al.
Stored packed red blood cell transfusion up-regulates inflammatory
gene expression in circulating leukocytes. Ann Surg 2007
Jul;246(1):129-34.
Feltracco
P, Michieletto E, Barbieri S, Serra E, Rizzi S, Salvaterra F, Cillo U, Ori
C.
Microbiologic contamination of intraoperative blood salvaged during liver
transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1889-91. Flesland
O, Ip LS, Storlien AS, Spurkland A, Larsen J, Solheim BG. Microchimerism in immune competent patients related to the
leukocyte content of transfused red blood cell concentrates. Transfus
Apheresis Sci 2004 Dec;31(3):173-80.
Frietsch
T, Karger R, Schöler M, Huber D, Bruckner T, Kretschmer V, et al.
Leukodepletion of autologous whole blood has no impact on
perioperative infection rate and length of hospital stay.
Transfusion. 2008 Jun 18.
Furnary
AP, Wu Y, Gately HL, Swanson JS, Ravichandran P, Chien G, et al.
Pre-storage leukoreduction of transfused packed red blood cells
improves mid-term survival following cardiac surgery. American
Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, April 9-13, 2005.
Gong
MN, Thompson BT, Williams P, Pothier L, Boyce PD, Christiani DC.
Clinical predictors of and mortality in acute respiratory distress
syndrome: Potential role of red cell transfusion. Crit Care Med
2005 Jun;33(6):1191-8.
Gould
S, Cimino MJ, Gerber DR.
Packed red blood cell transfusion in the intensive care unit:
limitations and consequences. Am J Crit Care 2007
Jan;16(1):39-48.
Gunst MA, Minei JP.
Transfusion of blood products and nosocomial
infection in surgical patients. Curr Opin Crit Care 2007
Aug;13(4):428-32.
Hladik W, et al.
Transmission of human herpesvirus 8 by blood transfusion. N Engl J
Med 2006 Sep 28;355(13):1331-8.
Jia
M Eng X, Malhotra A, Saeed M, Mark RG, Talmor D.
Risk factors for acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients
mechanically ventilated for greater than 48 hours. Chest. 2008
Feb 8 [Epub ahead of print]
Khan
H, Belsher J, Yilmaz M, Afessa B, Moore SB, Hubmayr RD, Gajic O.
Fresh frozen plasma and platelet transfusions are associated with
development of acute lung injury in critically ill medical patients.
Chest 2007 Mar 30.
Koch CG, Li L, Duncan AI, Mihaljevic T, Loop FD,
Starr NJ, Blackstone EH.
Transfusion in coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with
reduced long-term survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):1650-7.
Koch CG, Li L, Van Wagoner DR, Duncan AI, Gillinov AM, Blackstone EH.
Red cell transfusion is associated with an increased risk for
postoperative atrial fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg 2006
Nov;82(5):1747-56.
Koch CG, Li L, Duncan AI, Mihaljevic T, Cosgrove DM, Loop FD, Starr
NJ, Blackstone EH.
Morbidity and mortality risk associated with red blood cell and
blood-component transfusion in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting*
Crit Care Med 2006 Apr 4; [Epub ahead of print]
Kulier
A, Levin J, Moser R, Rumpold-Seitlinger G, Tudor IC, Snyder-Ramos SA,
Moehnle P, Mangano DT; Investigators of the Multicenter Study of
Perioperative Ischemia Research Group; Ischemia Research and Education
Foundation.
Impact of preoperative anemia on outcome in patients undergoing coronary
artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation. 2007 Jul 31;116(5):471-9.
Kuitunen AH, Hynynen MJ, Vahtera E, Salmenpera MT.
Hydroxyethyl
starch as a priming solution for cardiopulmonary bypass impairs
hemostasis after cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg. 2004 Feb; 98(2): 291-7.
Leal-Noval
SR, Muñoz-Gómez M, Arellano-Orden V, Marín-Caballos A, Amaya-Villar
R, Marín A, et al.
Impact of age of transfused blood on cerebral oxygenation in male
patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Crit Care Med. 2008
Apr;36(4):1290-6.
Leong JY, Baker RA, Shah PJ, Cherian VK, Knight JL.
Clopidogrel and bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Ann Thorac Surg 2005 Sep;80(3):928-33.
Lin Y, Kanani N, Naughton F, Pendergrast J, Karkouti K.
Case report: Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) A clear
and present danger: Can J Anaesth 2007 Dec;54(12):1011-6.
Madjdpour C, Heindl V, Spahn DR.
Risks, benefits, alternatives and indications of allogenic blood
transfusions. Minerva Anestesiol 2006 May;72(5):283-98.
Mangano DT, Tudor IC, Dietzel C, Multicenter Study of Perioperative
Ischemia Research Group; Ischemia Research and Education Foundation.
The risk associated with aprotinin in cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med 2006
Jan 26;354(4):353-65.
Mathew JP, Mackensen GB, Phillips-Bute B, Stafford-Smith M,
Podgoreanu MV, Grocott HP, Hill SE, Smith PK, Blumenthal JA, Reves
JG, Newman MF; Neurologic Outcome Research Group (NORG) of the Duke
Heart Center.
Effects of extreme hemodilution during cardiac surgery on
cognitive function in the elderly. Anesthesiology 2007
Oct;107(4):577-84.
MMWR.
Fatal Bacterial Infections Associated with Platelet Transfusions --- United States, 2004.
MMWR 2005 Feb25;54(07):168-70.
Murphy
GJ, Reeves BC, Rogers CA, Rizvi SI, Culliford L, Angelini GD.
Increased mortality, postoperative morbidity, and cost after red blood cell
transfusion in patients having cardiac surgery. Circulation. 2007 Nov
12; [Epub ahead of print]
Natanson
C, J.Kern SJ, Lurie P, Banks SM, Wolfe SM.
Cell-free hemoglobin-based blood substitutes and risk of myocardial
infarction and death. a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2008;299(19):(doi:10.1001/jama.299.19.jrv80007).
Ngaage
DL, Cowen ME, Griffin S, Guvendik L, Cale AR.
Early neurological complications after coronary artery bypass
grafting and valve surgery in octogenarians. Eur J Cardiothorac
Surg. 2008 Feb 12 [Epub ahead of print]
Netzer
G, Shah CV, Iwashyna TJ, Lanken PN, Finkel B, Fuchs B, et al.
Association of RBC transfusion with mortality in patients with acute
lung injury. Chest 2007 Oct;132(4):1116-23.
Nishimura M, Takanashi M, Okazaki H, Satake M.
Detection of anti-CD32 alloantibody in donor plasma implicated in
development of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Cell
Biochem Funct 2005 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
O'Shaughnessy D.
Providing a safe and cost-effective blood transfusion service. Hospital
Pharmacist 2000 May; 7(5):118-23.
Perpoint T, Lina G, Poyart C, de Barbeyrac B, Traineau R, Jeanne M, Vandenesch F, Etienne
J. Two cases of fatal shock after transfusion of platelets contaminated by Staphylococcus aureus: role of superantigenic
toxins. Clin Infect Dis 2004 Nov 15;39(10):e106-9.
Ploeg A, Lange C, Lardenoye JW, Breslau P.
Nosocomial infections
after peripheral arterial bypass surgery. World J Surg 2007 Jun 6; [Epub
ahead of print] (will link shortly)
Raat
NJ, Ince C.
Oxygenating the microcirculation: the perspective from blood transfusion and
blood storage. Vox Sang 2007 Jul;93(1):12-8.
Raghavan M, Marik PE.
Anemia,
allogenic blood transfusion, and immunomodulation in the critically ill.
Chest 2005 Jan;127(1):295-307.
Ranucci
M, Pazzaglia A, Bianchini C, Bozzetti G, Isgrò G.
Body size, gender, and transfusions as determinants of outcome after
coronary operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;85(2):481-6.
Rao SV, et al. Relationship
of blood transfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute
coronary
syndromes. JAMA 2004;292:1555-62.
Relevy H, Koshkaryev A, Manny N, Yedgar S, Barshtein G.
Blood banking-induced alteration of red blood cell flow properties.
Transfusion 2007 Sep 27.
Rogers
MA, Blumberg N, Heal JM, Hicks GL Jr.
Increased risk of infection and mortality in women after cardiac
surgery related to allogeneic blood transfusion. J Womens Health
(Larchmt). 2007 Dec;16(10):1412-20.
Rogers
MA, Blumberg N, Saint SK, Kim C, Nallamothu BK, Langa KM.
Allogeneic blood transfusions explain increased mortality in women
after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Am Heart J. 2006
Dec;152(6):1028-34.
SABM.
Use of albumin in critically ill patients: effect on
morbidity (26 Oct. 2004, SABM)
Sarani
B, Dunkman WJ, Dean L, Sonnad S, Rohrbach JI, Gracias VH.
Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma in critically ill surgical patients is
associated with an increased risk of infection. Crit Care Med. 2008
Apr;36(4):1114-8.
Scott BH, Seifert FC, Grimson R.
Blood transfusion is associated with increased resource utilisation,
morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery. Ann Card Anaesth.
2008 Jan-Jun;11(1):15-9.
Sedrakyan A, Gondek K, Paltiel D, Elefteriades JA.
Volume
expansion with albumin decreases mortality after coronary artery
bypass graft surgery. Chest 2003 Jun;123(6):1853-7.
Serefhanoglu K, Turan H, Saba T, Ozer I, Tosun E, Arslan H. Transfusion-associated
graft-versus-host disease in an immunocompetent individual following
cardiac surgery. J Natl Med Assoc 2005 Mar;97(3):418-20.
Shander A, Popovsky MA.
Understanding the consequences of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
Chest 2005 Nov;128(5_suppl_2):598S-604S.
Shorr AF, Jackson WL.
Transfusion practice and nosocomial infection: assessing the
evidence. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2005 Oct;11(5):468-72.
Simak J, Gelderman MP.
Cell membrane microparticles in blood and blood products: potentially
pathogenic agents and diagnostic markers. Transfus Med Rev 2006
Jan;20(1):1-26.
Skeate
RC, Eastlund T.
Distinguishing between transfusion related acute lung injury and transfusion
associated circulatory overload. Curr Opin Hematol. 2007
Nov;14(6):682-7.
Solheim BG, Flesland O, Seghatchian J, Brosstad
F. Clinical implications of red blood cell and platelet storage lesions: an
overview. Transfus Apheresis Sci 2004 Dec;31(3):185-9.
Spiess BD.
Transfusion of blood products affects outcome in cardiac
surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2004 Dec;8(4):267-81.
Spiess BD, Royston D, Levy JH, Fitch J, Dietrich W, Body S, et al.
Platelet transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery are associated with serious adverse
outcomes. Transfusion. 2004 Aug;44(8):1143-8.
Swanson K, Dwyre DM, Krochmal J, Raife TJ.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): Current clinical and
pathophysiologic considerations. Lung 2006 May-Jun;184(3):177-85.
Taylor
RW, O'brien J, Trottier SJ, Manganaro L, Cytron M, Lesko MF, et al.
Red blood cell transfusions and nosocomial infections in critically
ill patients. Crit Care Med 2006 Jul 17; [Epub ahead of print]
Utter GH, Owings JT, Lee TH, Paglieroni TG, Reed
WF, Gosselin RC,
et al. Blood transfusion is associated with donor leukocyte microchimerism in trauma
patients. J Trauma 2004 Oct;57(4):702-8.
Utter
GH, Reed WF, Lee TH, Busch MP.
Transfusion-associated microchimerism. Vox Sang. 2007 Oct;93(3):188-95.
Vamvakas EC. Uses and sources of data on long-term survival after blood transfusion. Transfus Med Rev 2003 Jul;17(3):194-208.
Vamvakas
EC, Blajchman MA.Transfusion-related
immunomodulation (TRIM): An update. Blood Rev. 2007 Sep 3.
Weinberg JA, McGwin G Jr, Griffin RL, Huynh VQ, Cherry SA 3rd,
Marques MB, et al.
Age of transfused blood: an independent predictor of mortality
despite universal leukoreduction. J Trauma. 2008
Aug;65(2):279-82; discussion 282-4.
Wiedermann CJ.
Hydroxyethyl starch--can the safety problems be
ignored? Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2004 Sep 30;116(17-18):583-94.
Wu
WC, Schifftner TL, Henderson WG, Eaton CB, Poses RM, Uttley G, et
al.
Preoperative hematocrit levels and postoperative outcomes in older
patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. JAMA. 2007 Jun
13;297(22):2481-8.
Young
C, Losikoff P, Chawla A, Glasser L, Forman E.
Transfusion-acquired Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Transfusion
2007 Mar;47(3):540-4.
Zallen G, Offner PJ, Moore EE, Blackwell J, Ciesla DJ, Gabriel J, et al.
Age of transfused blood is an independent risk factor for postinjury multiple organ
failure. Am J Surg. 1999 Dec; 178(6):570-2.
Zilberberg
MD, Shorr AF.
Effect of a restrictive transfusion strategy on
transfusion-attributable severe acute complications and costs in the
US ICUs: a model simulation. BMC Health Services Research
2007;7:138 (31 Aug. 2007)
Zilberberg
MD, Carter C, Lefebvre P, Raut M, Vekeman F, Duh MS, Shorr AF.
Red blood cell transfusions and the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome among critically ill: a
cohort study. Crit Care 2007 Jun 6;11(3):R63 [Epub ahead of print]
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