Since blood transfusion became a therapeutical option in patient care, the surgical possibilities have increased tremendously. Since the problems of anticoagulation and blood group typing were largely resolved, blood transfusions were in only a minority of cases directly lethal. However, it was estimated that still up to 20% of the blood transfusions induces a sort of adverse side-effect. Because the most important side-effects are a result of the transmission of infections and the induction of immunological reactions, these are further discussed.

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Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), Dutch Foundation for Preventive Medicine
J. Jeekel (Hans)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Busch, O. (1995, June 8). Autologous and allogeneic blood transfusions in colorectal cancer. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/21761