Febrile Transfusion Reactions Reduced by Use of Buffy‐Coat‐Poor Erythrocyte Concentrates

Authors:
  • GLG Liedén
    G Liedén
  • JHJ O Hildén
    J O Hildén

Abstract
In a medium‐sized Swedish hospital there was a switch on a certain date from unprepared whole blood to buffy‐coat‐poor concentrates in all erythrocyte transfusions. The incidence of febrile transfusion reactions decreased by half.