Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND ASSSOCIATED RISK FACTORS

Dr. Ramesh Chandra Tiwari* and Dr. Ajay Kumar Sharma

Abstract

Blood transfusion is a common procedure in which blood is given to you through an intravenous (IV) route, done to replace blood lost during surgery or due to a serious injury. Most blood transfusions go well. Mild complications can occur. Very rarely, serious problems develop. Blood transfusion is an emergency and life saving therapeutic measure, but the therapy involves certain complications. Keeping the risks of blood transfusion in view, it should not be given to a patient who does not consent for the same. Instead, the patient may be treated by other best available methods and a record refusal of transfusion signed by the patient, should be kept to counter any subsequent charge of negligence against the doctor.

Keywords: Blood transfusion, emergency, blood donation, blood doping etc.