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- Title
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury after Stored Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion.
- Authors
Ho-Hyun Kim; Dong-Kyu Lee; Chan-Yong Park; Jae-Kyoon Ju; Jung-Chul Kim
- Abstract
Transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion related mortalities. Each type of blood product is likely to cause TRALI. Patients with TRALI present with dyspnea/respiratory distress and fever. The symptoms, signs and chest radiological findings in TRALI are similar to transfusion associated circulatory overload. Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish such from circulatory overloads. We report a case of TRALI in a 49 year old woman after stored packed red blood cell transfusion. The patient developed hypoxemia and pulmonary edema after packed red blood cell transfusion during postoperative period. The patient completely recovered after an oxygen support for 3 days.
- Publication
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 2, p141
- ISSN
1229-4802
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4266/kjccm.2013.28.2.141