Doctor Dmitry Evseev: transfusion of the wrong type of blood can lead to death Oncology and Immunology named after Rogachev, said that transfusing blood of an unsuitable group to a person can lead to dire consequences. He reported this to the URA.RU portal.
“Such an error can result in very serious complications. Kidney damage, shock, or even death. Not much needs to be poured to actually kill a person. The reversibility of the consequences depends on the volume, on what was done, whether it was diagnosed on time, “Yevseev noted.
Doctors, according to Yevseyev, do not immediately understand that the patient received blood of a different group – this is a rare situation. With other group transfusions, erythrocytes are destroyed, up to kidney failure, Svetlana Bychkova, candidate of medical sciences and hematologist, confirmed the information. She noted that every action related to blood transfusion is strictly regulated in Russia.
Earlier, the highest category therapist Sergei Cheryomushkin named factors complicating the course of COVID-19. According to the expert, the course of the disease is influenced by hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, blood pathology and oncological conditions.