How to Use transfusion in a Sentence

transfusion

noun

• Without a transfusion her chances of survival were slim.
• Coe spent six months awaiting a donor for his transfusion.
  — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The clinic offered to do a transfusion for six months’ worth of minimum wage.
  — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
• The young man is now undergoing chemotherapy, had a blood transfusion and had the fluid drained from his lungs and heart.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 28 Feb. 2018
• That’s why hospitals count on the community to supply blood for their patients’ transfusions.
  — David Humphrey, star-telegram, 5 Mar. 2018
• After nearly fainting, Jessa had to undergo a blood transfusion and stay overnight.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• More than 600 patients require blood transfusions daily.
  — David Humphrey, star-telegram, 5 Mar. 2018
• Zeid, who is anemic and requires regular blood transfusions, has been denied proper medical care.
  — Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2018
• Each bead symbolizes an act of courage — every night in the hospital, every needle stick, all his scans of his head or his heart, all his surgeries and blood transfusions.
  — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 17 Mar. 2018
• One of the big questions raised by health providers, too, was how first responders in the field know the victim's blood type so that the transfusion wouldn't produce a negative reaction.
  — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2018
• That is why the first line of defense against traumatic injuries is fluid resuscitation, including blood transfusions.
  — Janissa Delzo, Teen Vogue, 26 Mar. 2018
• Such supportive care includes IV fluids, opioid meds for pain, nutrition supplements and blood transfusions.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Feb. 2018
• Patients who require frequent transfusions but whose needs are not considered an emergency—such as those undergoing chemotherapy—are worst affected.
  — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
• Nathan will need transfusions for the rest of his life.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 25 Aug. 2019
• The new study suggests a way to cut the need for those transfusions.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018
• Staff restarted his heart and gave him a transfusion of 2.5 liters of blood.
  — Alan Cullison, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2022
• To save her life, Bruce gives her a blood transfusion and, well…the rest is history.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 20 May 2022
• Never mind that White, who was not gay, got the disease from a blood transfusion.
  — Chris Sikich, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2020
• Why can’t a person with type A blood receive a transfusion of type B blood?
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 30 June 2020
• Imagine going to the doctor for a cough and getting a transfusion of blood from a goat.
  — Jeffrey M. Sturek, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2020
• And at some point, the transfusions would no longer be effective.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2019
• At its worst, the blood loss could put women at the point of needing a transfusion and even at risk for a heart attack or stroke.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
• There were about 31 blood product transfusions in that short time.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
• The transfusions in the womb kept her alive, but only treated her illness.
  — New York Times, 25 May 2018
• Blood that is supposed to be kept cold before a transfusion isn't.
  — Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2021
• Platelets don’t have as long of a shelf-life as blood so transfusions must occur within five days.
  — Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Of these, 39 did not require a red blood cell transfusion for at least 12 months after the treatment.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
• Lopez was bleeding at the cannula sites, as well, and would need a transfusion.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
• As a nurse, Marcia Purol used her hands to give chemotherapy and blood transfusion.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2022
• Blood collection centers constantly need more donations to support patients who need transfusions.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024