Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments with related expertise Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Hematology Transfusion Medicine By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment About April 27, 2022 Print Show references What is a blood transfusion? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/bt. Accessed Feb. 7, 2017. The process. American Red Cross. http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-transfusions/the-process. Accessed Feb. 7, 2017. Getting a blood transfusion. American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/blood-transfusion-and-donation/how-blood-transfusions-are-done.html. Accessed Feb. 7, 2017. Blood safety basics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/bloodsafety/basics.html. Accessed Feb. 7, 2017. Related Anemia Aplastic anemia Dengue fever Esophageal varices Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) Hemophilia Infant jaundice Myelodysplastic syndromes Myelofibrosis Parvovirus infection Peritonitis Placenta previa Premature birth Radiation sickness Ruptured spleen Sickle cell anemia Thalassemia Thrombocytopenia Universal blood donor type: Is there such a thing? Show more related content News from Mayo Clinic Donations needed: Nation's blood supply critically low Jan. 26, 2024, 03:30 p.m. CDT Blood transfusionAboutDoctors&Departments PRC-20305532 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures Blood transfusion