Theoretical | Demonstrated |
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Age of stored blood may affect its efficacy; the so-called ‘storage lesion’ [65] | Transfer of infectious diseases [40] |
Transfusion reactions/anaphylaxis | |
Increase in colorectal cancer recurrence [66] | |
Phlebitis [40] | |
Septicaemia [40] | |
Graft versus host disease (GvHD) | |
Hyper-viscosity PE and DVT [40] | |
Air embolism [40] | |
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) | |
Risk of wrong blood (storage problems) [25] | |
Detraining effect [40] | |