In 2021, there were an estimated 274 blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States that required any diagnostic or therapeutic intervention per 100,000 components transfused. This graph shows the estimated rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type, per 100,000 components transfused.
Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type
(per 100,000 components transfused)
Characteristic
2019
2021
Total number of reactions that required any diagnostic or therapeutic intervention*
Data is from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS).
* Diagnostic tests were defined as “any test to confirm a reaction occurred” and therapeutic intervention was defined as “intervention to treat a
reaction (e.g., vasopressors, intubation, transfer to intensive care to prevent impairment, permanent damage, or death).
** For example, vasopressors, blood pressure support, intubation, or transfer to the intensive care unit.
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Wiley. (September 13, 2023). Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type (per 100,000 components transfused) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/
Wiley. "Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type (per 100,000 components transfused)." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/
Wiley. (2023). Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type (per 100,000 components transfused). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/
Wiley. "Rate of Blood Transfusion-associated Adverse Reactions in The United States in 2019 and 2021, by Type (per 100,000 Components Transfused)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/
Wiley, Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type (per 100,000 components transfused) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Rate of blood transfusion-associated adverse reactions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by type (per 100,000 components transfused) [Graph], Wiley, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204113/blood-transfusion-associated-adverse-reactions-rate-us-by-type/
