A Patient Is Being Treated in the ICU After a Medical

Multiple Choice

A patient is being treated in the ICU after a medical error resulted in an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction. What was the etiology of this patients adverse reaction?

A) Antibodies to donor leukocytes remained in the blood.
B) The donor blood was incompatible with that of the patient.
C) The patient had a sensitivity reaction to a plasma protein in the blood.
D) The blood was infused too quickly and overwhelmed the patients circulatory system.