TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Complications of Transfusions A1 - Kim, Alan A1 - Schobel, Hannah A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - A total of 30 million blood components are transfused in the United States every year. These components may be separated into the individual components of packed red blood cells, platelets, and fresh frozen plasma. Infrequently, they can be transfused as whole blood as well. Complications vary with the type and amount of components that are transfused. To designate a transfusion as a cause of a complication, the complication must be temporally linked. Generally, it must occur during, or within 24 hours of a transfusion. There are two significant exceptions to this rule that may present weeks to a month after the initial transfusion. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102570216 ER -