Retrospective Evaluation of Blood Product Transfusion Outcomes and Risk Factors for Transfusion Reactions in Dogs at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital With an Established Blood Bank: 137 Dogs (2018-2022).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the outcome of blood transfusions in dogs and identify the incidence of and risk factors associated with transfusion reactions (TRs) classified according to the Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM) consensus.

Design

Retrospective cross-sectional study with cohort analysis, January 2018-March 2022.

Setting

Veterinary teaching hospital with a well-established blood bank.

Animals

One hundred thirty-seven dogs.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Medical records and transfusion logs of dogs receiving blood transfusions were reviewed. Transfusion outcomes and TRs were assessed according to predefined definitions, TRs as classified by the AVHTM consensus. Two hundred seventeen transfus

SUBMITTER: Holm NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12614415 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature