Over the next two days, Bella received two transfusions of
packed RBCs and was started on treatment to suppress her immune system, but she did not respond well to the treatment.
Additionally, hemolysis results in release of analytes and enzymes from red blood cells (
RBCs), which can falsely elevate many test results.5 Destruction of
RBCs yields a lower RBC count.1 Excess fluid released from the lysed
RBCs also creates a dilution effect in serum and can result in an artifactually decreased
packed cell volume.