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What happens to patients in transfusions with incompatible blood (mismatched blood)?


By rakeshdhanya - Posted on 16 December 2008

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The following symptoms may occur after only a few ml. of blood have been given:

• Patient complains of shivering, restlessness, nausea, and vomiting. There is precardial and lumbar pain.
• Cold, clammy skin with cyanosis.
• Pulse rate increases, respiratory rate increases. Temperature increases to 38 to 40 deg C. [101 to 105 F].
• Blood pressure falls and patient passes into a state of shock.
• Haemoglobinaemia, haemoglobinurea (urine turns red); oliguria (urine becomes scanty or the urinary output is reduced) and anuria (total output of urine becomes 200 ml. a day)
• Jaundice appears after a few hours and in some cases anuria persists and uremia develops. This may lead to death