75-Year-Old Woman Died After Receiving Wrong Blood Type for Transfusion, Report Finds

75-Year-Old Woman Died After Receiving Wrong Blood Type for Transfusion, Report Finds
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A 75-year-old patient died after allegedly receiving the wrong blood type for a transfusion she received in a hospital in Houston, Texas, in December last year, according to a report released on Feb. 26.

The patient was admitted to the emergency department (ED) of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center after having a brain hemorrhage on Dec. 2, 2018. After receiving a blood transfusion, she started experiencing complications and became critically ill.