Risk Factors for Mechanical Hemolysis of Red Cells During Blood Infusion
Purpose: | To identify risk factors for mechanical hemolysis during infusion of packed red blood cells. |
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory |
Objective: | risk factors |
ICD-10: | C96.9, D50-D53, D55-D59, D60-D64, D70, R57.1 |
Description: | Red blood cells may become hemolyzed by mechanical forces during blood infusion. This risk can be minimized by careful attention to the infusion system. In general a combination of several factors is required to produce mechanical hemolysis. |
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