Dr. Mark Fung, blood bank doctor and editor of the AABB Technical Manual, discusses the management of transfusion reactions. They explore the importance of rational utilization in blood banking, standardized definitions for adverse events, and diagnosing hypotensive transfusion reactions and dyspnea. The podcast also covers the NHSN criteria for assigning transfusion reactions, considerations for hemolysis workup, allergic symptoms, pain during transfusion, and risk-benefit discussions in thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, and hemolysis cases.
