Incidence of transfusion reactions to commercial equine plasma

Abstract

Objective: -To report on the incidence of transfusion reactions to commercial equine plasma in a hospital-based population of horses, to characterize these reactions and report on outcome. Design: -Retrospective study. Setting: -University teaching hospital. Animals: -Client-owned horses referred to the University of Wisconsin. Interventions: -Intravenous administration of 2 commercial equine plasma products when clinically indicated. Measurements and Main Results: -Medical records of 107 horses that received plasma transfusions between 2003 and 2008 were evaluated. Transfusion reactions were recorded in 6 of 107 transfusions. All individuals were administered plasma from 1 commercial source..