| Additional expenses also accrue from the testing of new units needed to complete the transfusion order. |
| When jaundice does not respond to phototherapy, or when the baby is anemic, a blood transfusion may be necessary. |
| But also the actual process of donating autologous blood makes you anaemic and makes you more likely to need a transfusion during your surgery. |
| A unit of packed red blood cells aliquoted into two bags was ordered for transfusion. |
| The exchange transfusion should be done under a radiant warmer using sterile technique. |
| An example is a transfusion reaction in which IgG and IgM anti-red-cell antibodies activate complement and cause cell lysis. |
