Indication for Transfusion


  • Anaemia
  • Loss of blood from injury
  • During certain surgeries
  • If body cannot produce sufficient blood because of an illness
  • Severe burns
  • Severe infection that stops the body from properly making blood or some blood components
  • Severe liver malfunction may require transfusion of albumin, blood protein
  • Those undergoing radiation or Chemotherapy for cancer may require transfusion
  • A bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia or thrombocytopenia (deficiency of platelets in the blood)
  • Those undergoing stem cell transplants may require transfusion of red blood cells and platelets, Dengue
  • Those suffering from chronic renal failure