Risks of hemolysis due to anti-A and anti-B caused by the transfusion of blood or blood components containing ABO-incompatible plasma

摘要

In far-forward areas where neither a large pool of whole blood nor rapid ABO typing of donors was available, military providers used fresh whole blood of group O for patients with life-threatening bleedings.The aim of this review is to provide a background for a risk evaluation of the use of whole blood from group O donors as "universal blood" for transfusion in emergency cases where there is no availability of blood components. The review summarizes and evaluates published reports on the risks of a hemolytic transfusion reaction in the recipient following a transfusion of a product containing ABO-incompatible plasma.