What are the consequences of incompatible blood transfusions?

An ABO incompatibility reaction can occur if you receive the wrong type of blood during a blood transfusion. It's a rare but serious and potentially fatal response to incompatible blood by your immune system. read more

An ABO incompatibility reaction can occur if you receive the wrong type of blood during a blood transfusion. It’s a rare but serious and potentially fatal response to incompatible blood by your immune system. These reactions are extremely rare, because doctors are aware of the danger of using the wrong blood during a transfusion. read more

Until these blood types were identified, antigen-antibody reactions could not be predicted and transfusion reactions (often fatal) were a matter of chance. There are certain antigens on the surface of red blood cells which can precipitate a transfusion reaction when incompatible blood types are mixed. read more

After the transfusions were performed, the horses were monitored for signs of reactions for five days. Among the eight who received transfusions with an incompatible blood type, seven developed mild signs of adverse reactions, including a low fever, increased heart rate and hives. None of the complications were life-threatening. read more