Converse of object

• implicate: It was not always possible to ascertain from the questionnaire the timing of an earlier transfusion and the implicated transfusion.

Converse of subject

• transmit: Can West Nile virus be transmitted by blood transfusion?

Adjective modifier

• autologous: See Gauchers News, April 2003 for an article on autologous blood transfusions.

• allogeneic: The surgical team can also consider the appropriateness of various methods of reducing the likelihood of allogeneic transfusion.

• peri-operative: It has recently become apparent that peri-operative allogeneic blood transfusion is associated with a clinically relevant immunosuppressive effect.

• homologous: This amount should be that quantity which is expected to be sufficient to avoid homologous blood transfusions.

• perioperative: The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic significance of perioperative blood transfusion following oesophagectomy in a specialist center.

• incompatible: The patient had no detectable anti-A and suffered no ill effects as a result of the major ABO incompatible transfusion.

Modifies a noun

• microbiology: Investigations can be carried out by the bacteriology section of transfusion microbiology.

• laboratory: Local policy should include how the transport boxes are returned to the hospital transfusion laboratory in a timely manner.

• reaction: In five cases the transfusion reaction occurred within 5 days of transfusion.

• recipient: The agent from which transfusion recipients during 2003-2004 were most at risk was HBV.

• medicine: There has been enormous progress in transfusion medicine, which has developed into a specialist area of its own.

• syndrome: It has been reported in children born from identical twin pregnancies which were complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome.

Noun used with modifier

• platelet: Like the adult form, platelet transfusions should NOT be given.

• blood: Rarely, blood transfusions or surgery may be required.

• pre: The policy should also establish who is permitted to complete the pre transfusion request form.

• exchange: Total exchange transfusion has been used in the treatment of severe intoxication in children.

Preposition: of

• platelet: The first few days ' blood tests showed high platelets, due to the many transfusions of platelets received during surgery.