The tragedy of HIV due to Blood Transfusion Reaction

THE TRAGEDY OF HIV DUE
TO BLOOD TRANSFUSION
REACTION

WHAT IS BLOOD TRANSFUSION?
Blood transfusion is a process of transferring blood or blood
products with the help of the intravenous line. It is generally
considered as the safest and most common procedure for saving
life in a complication situation (Klein and Anstee 2014). The
blood transfusion generally practices in below scenarios:
 During surgery
 Severe bleeding
 Severe infection
 Liver disease
 Illness such as anaemia
 Cancer
 Iron deficiency
 Any other complications such as sickle cell disease
 Any other bleeding disorders

BENEFITS OF BLOOD
TRANSFUSION
Blood transfusion is done for multiple benefits such
as
 Red cells help in carrying oxygen
 White cells enable the body to fight infections
 Platelets enable blood clotting
 Plasma is the fluid part of the blood.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION
Blood transfusion is considered a life-saving
mechanism however, there can be some adverse
reaction to blood transfusion. These reactions can
be life-threatening or may incorporate serious
complications. According to Sahu and Hemlata
(2014), few adverse effects that have resulted due
to the blood transfusion are as follows:
 Acute kidney failure
 HIV
 Lung problem
 Any other infectious diseases