Assertion: acute transfusion reaction | /r/CreatedBy | platelet transfusions
Facets:
value: more often than rbc transfusions
type: OTHER
value: due to a release of cytokines
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions are caused by platelet transfusions more often than RBC transfusions due to the release of antibody-mediated endogenous pyrogen, and a release of cytokines.