0 a process in which blood that has been taken from one person is put into another person's body, especially after an accident or during an operation
Complications included blood transfusion in three, balloon rupture in one and transient bradycardia in one.
If we look at the example of a simple blood transfusion, the answer seems to be obvious.
The same trials studied the incidence of blood transfusion and found no difference.
If the woman is likely to refuse a blood transfusion, this should be clearly documented in the case notes.
Maternal outcomes in term of nausea and vomiting, the need for blood transfusion and blood pressure measurements were considered in four trials.
We excluded samples from individuals known to have an immunosuppressive or acute infectious disease and those from individuals who had recently undergone a blood transfusion.
Sera from individuals known to be affected by immunosuppressive conditions or by an acute infection or to have recently undergone blood transfusion were excluded.
For blood safety policy, the public perception of blood transfusion risks may be more important than the objective cost-effectiveness of blood safety interventions.