| Post-operative bacterial infection |
4.6% – 15.3% 23
|
Up to $12,980+ depending upon severity 33
|
| Transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) |
1–8% 1
|
Variable depending upon severity |
| Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
2% 1
|
$17,114 34 – $17,512 35
|
| Allergic Transfusion Reaction |
1–3% 36
|
Variable depending upon severity |
| Increased Length of Hospital Stay 1
|
1.3% per unit of RBCs transfused 23
|
$1,000 – $1,500 per unit transfused 37
|
| Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) |
0.02% 24–1.3% 25
|
Variable depending upon severity |
| Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reactions |
0.02% 26
|
$8602 but variable depending upon severity26
|
| Mistransfusion/Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction |
0.007% 38
|
$5125 39 but variable depending upon severity |
| HIV/Hepatitis Transmission |
0.0001% 40
|
$117,000 – $119,000 lifetime cost 41
|
