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Are there risks for patients receiving blood transfusions?

April 26, 2017blood Patients transfusions

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Are there risks for patients receiving blood transfusions?

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Blood transfusions are much safer than ever before, however they do come with some risks. For instance, transfused blood can introduce pathogens directly into the blood stream, it can lead to possibly fatal reactions, or it can cause changes in the patient’s immune system that may lead to other serious reactions and infections.