The introduction of whole blood or blood cellular components directly into the bloodstream.
The procedure of transferring blood or saline fluids from a container into a someone’s bloodstream.
Introduction of whole blood or components of blood (e.g., plasma, platelets, or packed erythrocytes) from one person (the donor) or from pooled material into the bloodstream of another (the recipient). Donor and recipient blood must be typed to determine whether they are compatible.
Injection of solutions, blood, and/or chemotherapeutic agents into a vein for therapeutic purposes.
The injection of fluid, blood, or blood components into a vein to counteract depletion of fluid, blood, or blood components.
A procedure for infusing blood or blood components into a person’s bloodstream. The blood may come from a different person than the one who receives it, or it may have been taken in advance from the recipient and stored for use later. Blood transfusion is a highly effective therapy that has saved the lives of many people, and it is used to treat many diseases.
The injection of a volume of blood obtained from a healthy person (the donor) into the circulation of a patient (the recipient) whose blood is deficient in quantity or quality, through accident or disease. Direct transfusion from one person to another is rarely performed; usually bottles of carefully stored blood of different blood groups are kept in ‘blood banks for use as necessary. During transfusion the blood is allowed to drip, under gravity, through a needle inserted into one of the recipient’s veins. Blood transfusion is routine during major surgical operations in which much blood is likely to be lost.
The administration of any fluid into a person’s vein using a drip. This flows by force of gravity or through a specialized pump from a pack or bottle, via a tube that is fixed to a hollow needle inserted into a vein (usually in the back of the hand). Saline solution, dextrose, plasma and whole blood are the most commonly administered fluids, along with colloids such as Haemaccel and Gelofuscin. Saline is used to restore fluid to a seriously dehydrated individual and may be used as a temporary measure in shock due to blood loss while the appropriate type of blood is being obtained for transfusion. Saline may also be useful as a way of administering a regular supply of a drug over a period of time. Plasma is normally used as a temporary measure in the treatment of shock until appropriately matched blood is available or if for any reason, such as a patient with severe burns, plasma is preferable to blood.
The collection of blood or a blood component from a donor followed by its infusion into a recipient. In the U.S. more than 12 million blood products are transfused each year.
The infusion of components of blood or whole blood into the bloodstream. The blood may be donated from another person, or it may have been taken from the person earlier and stored until needed.
The process of transferring blood from an individual to another. Transfusions can occur directly, involving the direct transfer of blood from the donor to the recipient, or indirectly, where blood is obtained from the donor, stored in a container, and subsequently administered to the recipient.
The process of infusing blood into the veins, or the administration of blood, saline solution, or other fluids directly into the bloodstream.