How to Use blood transfusion in a Sentence

blood transfusion

noun
  • Buskmiller and the team would need to do a fetal blood transfusion.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
  • To save her life, Bruce gives her a blood transfusion and, well…the rest is history.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 May 2022
  • The bird received a blood transfusion, but died on Wednesday.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Gauthier would need a full blood transfusion during the flight.
    — Mark Young, orlandosentinel.com, 26 July 2021
  • If bleeding cannot be rapidly controlled with surgery, a blood transfusion may be needed.
    — Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 1 July 2024
  • In a regular blood transfusion, patients are given much more blood than this.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Are there any side effects of a blood transfusion during pregnancy?
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Find out what blood plasma is and how it’s involved in a blood transfusion or other procedures.
    — Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Following the birth and a 17-pint blood transfusion, her uterus had been removed.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Many rumors stemmed from his death, including that he was refused a blood transfusion from a white doctor.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The typical response would be a blood transfusion, but the local blood bank was empty.
    — Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • For many people, there’s something a little unsettling about the idea of a blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • Jellison was in a traumatic accident as a child and said a blood transfusion saved his life.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As a nurse, Marcia Purol used her hands to give chemotherapy and blood transfusion.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Williams and another nurse prepared the blood transfusion, each confirming that the blood types matched.
    — Joseph Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2022
  • She was rushed into an emergency blood transfusion, her only chance at survival.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There are several reasons why a person might require a blood transfusion.
    — Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Several years later, Aryo falls ill and requires a blood transfusion.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Of 42 that have been followed long enough, 39 did not need a blood transfusion for at least a year after treatment.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Parrish survived, but required a blood transfusion.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The wrong blood type— sometimes even the correct blood type—can trigger severe blood transfusion reactions.
    — Rachael Zimlich, Bsn, Rn, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Tsuk received a life-saving blood transfusion after a blood test revealed her red blood cell count was dangerously low.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • The parasite wrecks the body so quickly that by the time children are taken to the hospital, many are in dire need of a blood transfusion.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli Kang-Chun Cheng, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Summers required a life saving blood transfusion, and went into cardiac arrest a second time due to blood loss.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026
  • No cases of Lyme disease have been reported from contact with blood or a blood transfusion.
    — Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This came after the Vatican shared that the pope had a peaceful night after his blood transfusion treatment.
    — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The blood transfusion could cause brain bleeding, the ventilator trial could set her back, and the donor milk could under-nourish her.
    — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Quinn also received a blood transfusion and had a breathing tube inserted to help her breath while doctors and nurses worked around the clock to save her life.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Early in the series, Michael’s mum is informed about a new treatment centre that can reduce the blood transfusion process by half.
    — Liv Facey, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
  • But hepatitis B did not explain all of the cases of hepatitis seen in patients who had a blood transfusion.
    — Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, 5 Oct. 2020

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