Incompatible blood transfusion

The presence in transfusable blood of white blood cells, called leukocytes, is the main reason some people suffer post-transfusion fever and chills. Leukocytes can be filtered out but this adds to the cost.

1. Medical complications
2. Incompatibility

1. Serum sickness
2. Haemolysis in blood transfusion

1. Unsafe blood-related products
2. Anaphylactic shock

1. Unavailable stocks of rare blood types

1. Blood cell diseases

1. Overreaction
2. Incompatibility