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Agergaard CN, Haunstrup TM, Fjordside A, Baech J, Steffensen R, Nielsen KR. Severe antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury in an obstetric patient following transfusion of fresh frozen plasma from a non-transfused male blood donor. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e03818. [PMID: 34136223 PMCID: PMC8190689 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) has been associated with neutrophil reacting antibodies in transfused blood products. We report a case of life-threatening TRALI in an obstetric patient triggered by transfusion from a non-transfused male blood donor. A residual risk of TRALI exist, even in a male-only plasma setting.
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- Charlotte Nielsen Agergaard
- Department of Clinical ImmunologyOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark
- Department of Clinical MicrobiologyVejle HospitalUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkVejleDenmark
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- Department of Clinical ImmunologyAalborg University HospitalAalborgDenmark
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- Department of Clinical ImmunologyAalborg University HospitalAalborgDenmark
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Odunayo A, Nash KJ, Davidow EB, Blois SL, Goy-Thollot I, Harris L, Humm K, Musulin S, Sharp CR, Spada E, Thomason J, Walton J, Jane Wardrop K. Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM) transfusion reaction small animal consensus statement (TRACS). Part 3: Diagnosis and treatment. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2021; 31:189-203. [PMID: 33751797 DOI: 10.1111/vec.13043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To systematically review available evidence to develop guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of transfusion-associated reactions in dogs and cats. DESIGN Standardized and systemic evaluation of the literature (identified through Medline via PubMed and Google Scholar searches) was carried out for identified transfusion reaction types in dogs and cats. The available evidence was evaluated using PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) questions generated for each reaction type. The evidence was categorized by level of evidence (LOE) and quality (Good, Fair, or Poor). Guidelines, diagnostic, and treatment algorithms were generated based on the evaluation of the evidence. Consensus on the final guidelines was achieved through Delphi-style surveys. Draft recommendations were disseminated through veterinary specialty listservs for review and comments, which were evaluated and integrated prior to final publication. RESULTS Medline via PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched. There were 14 Population Intervention Comparison Outcome questions identified and corresponding worksheets were developed focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of transfusion-associated reactions in dogs and cats. Fourteen guidelines and four algorithms were developed with a high degree of consensus. CONCLUSIONS This systematic evidence evaluation process yielded recommended diagnostic and treatment algorithms for use in practice. However, significant knowledge gaps were identified, demonstrating the need for additional research in veterinary transfusion medicine.
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- Adesola Odunayo
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- VetMED Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
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- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Yin W, Li Y, Wang S, Zeng X, Qin Y, Wang X, Chao Y, Zhang L, Kang Y, (CCUSG) CCUSG. The PIEPEAR Workflow: A Critical Care Ultrasound Based 7-Step Approach as a Standard Procedure to Manage Patients with Acute Cardiorespiratory Compromise, with Two Example Cases Presented. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:4687346. [PMID: 29992144 PMCID: PMC6016228 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4687346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) has been widely used as a useful tool to assist clinical judgement. The utilization should be integrated into clinical scenario and interact with other tests. No publication has reported this. We present a CCUS based "7-step approach" workflow-the PIEPEAR Workflow-which we had summarized and integrated our experience in CCUS and clinical practice into, and then we present two cases which we have applied the workflow into as examples. Step one is "problems emerged?" classifying the signs of the deterioration into two aspects: acute circulatory compromise and acute respiratory compromise. Step two is "information clear?" quickly summarizing the patient's medical history by three aspects. Step three is "focused exam launched": (1) focused exam of the heart by five views: the assessment includes (1) fast and global assessment of the heart (heart glance) to identify cases that need immediate life-saving intervention and (2) assessing the inferior vena cava, right heart, diastolic and systolic function of left heart, and systematic vascular resistance to clarify the hemodynamics. (2) Lung ultrasound exam is performed to clarify the predominant pattern of the lung. Step four is "pathophysiologic changes reported." The results of the focused ultrasound exam were integrated to conclude the pathophysiologic changes. Step five is "etiology explored" diagnosing the etiology by integrating Step two and Step four and searching for the source of infection, according to the clues extracted from the focused ultrasound exam; additional ultrasound exams or other tests should be applied if needed. Step six is "action" supporting the circulation and respiration sticking to Step four. Treat the etiologies according step five. Step seven is "recheck to adjust." Repeat focused ultrasound and other tests to assess the response to treatment, adjust the treatment if needed, and confirm or correct the final diagnosis. With two cases as examples presented, we insist that applying CCUS with 7-step approach workflow is easy to follow and has theoretical advantages. The coming research on its value is expected.
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- Wanhong Yin
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100016, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu 610041, China
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Intraoperative Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury in a Child During Calvarial Vault Remodeling. J Craniofac Surg 2011; 22:194-8. [DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f75446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Azoulay E. Pleuropulmonary Changes Induced by Drugs in Patients with Hematologic Diseases. PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES 2011. [PMCID: PMC7123804 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15742-4_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Patients with hematologic diseases who are being treated with therapy drugs, or receive radiation therapy or blood transfusions may develop a host of potentially fatal infectious and noninfectious pulmonary complications [1]. The increased complexity of multimodality and high-dose treatment regimens with the intended benefit of augmented antineoplastic efficacy and prolonged disease-free survival, the use of a panel of novel drugs to treat malignant and nonmalignant hematologic conditions (e.g., azacytidine, bortezomib, cladribine, dasatinib, fludarabine, imatinib, lenalidomide, rituximab, and thalidomide), total body irradiation (TBI) and hematopietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have increased the incidence of severe sometimes life-threatening pulmonary complications.
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- Elie Azoulay
- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Saint Louis, Avenue Claude Vellefaux 1, Paris, 75010 France
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury is a clinical syndrome that occurs within 6 hours of transfusion. It is the leading cause of transfusion-related mortality. It presents with shortness of breath, acute pulmonary edema, fever, hypotension, or hypertension followed by hypotension. Treatment consists of respiratory support and fluid administration to support blood pressure. A majority of cases are associated with antibodies to white blood cells in the blood donor. Blood centers in the United States are currently taking measures to reduce the risk of transfusion-related acute lung injury from blood components.
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Jensen HM, Galante JM, Kysar PE, Tolstikov VV, Reddy KJ, Holland PV. TRALI is due to pulmonary venule damage from leucocytes with cholesterol crystal formation. Vox Sang 2009; 98:130-7. [PMID: 19708890 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01235.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are two presumed mechanisms for the pulmonary oedema in transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). One is antibodies to leucocytes while the other is biologically active lipids. We evaluated the vascular injury due to the former. METHODS The pulmonary vasculature was studied by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in three fatal cases of TRALI and compared with that of two autopsied control patients. Lung tissue from two of the TRALI cases and both controls was studied by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) to identify crystals present in the former. RESULTS All three TRALI cases exhibited massive pulmonary oedema by weight and light microscopy and extensive defects by SEM in the endothelium of venules of the lungs. Such endothelial defects were absent in controls. Thrombi, composed of crystals, were present in venules and small veins diffusely throughout the lungs in Case 1. Similar crystals were identified in Case 2. The crystals in the lung vessels were identified morphologically as cholesterol and were proximate to the cytoplasmic defects of the endothelial surfaces. By GC-MS, there were markedly elevated levels of cholesterol and fatty acids in the two TRALI lungs tested compared with the lungs of the two controls. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary damage in TRALI is related to formation of cholesterol crystals that appear to pierce endothelial membranes of venules. The endothelial defects lead to plasma extravasation into the alveoli causing TRALI.
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- H M Jensen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Lee AJ, Koyyalamudi PL, Martinez-Ruiz R. Severe transfusion-related acute lung injury managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in an obstetric patient. J Clin Anesth 2008; 20:549-52. [PMID: 19019654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 05/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-related mortality in the United States. Management is usually supportive, including supplemental oxygen, intravenous fluids, and mechanical ventilation if necessary. Most patients recover within 72 hours. We present a nearly fatal case of TRALI in an obstetric patient, which was successfully managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
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- Allison J Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Pain Management, University of Miami Leonard L. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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Bux J, Sachs UJH. Pulmonary transfusion reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 35:337-45. [PMID: 21512622 DOI: 10.1159/000151349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, pulmonary transfusion reactions have gained increasing importance as serious adverse transfusion events. METHODS Review of the literature. RESULTS Pulmonary transfusion reactions are not extremely rare and, according to hemovigilance data, important causes of transfusion-induced major morbidity and death. They can be classified as primary with predominant pulmonary injury and secondary as part of another transfusion reaction. Primary reactions include transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) and transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD). Secondary pulmonary reactions are often observed in the wake of hemolytic transfusion reactions, hypotensive/anaphylactic reactions, and transfusion-transmitted bacterial infections. CONCLUSION Knowledge and careful management of cases of pulmonary transfusion reactions are essential for correct reporting to blood services and hemovigilance systems. Careful differentiation between TRALI and TACO is important for taking adequate preventive measures.
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- Jürgen Bux
- DRK-Blutspendedienst West, Hagen, Germany
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Cruz J, Skipworth E, Blue D, Waxman D, McCarthy L, Smith D. Transfusion-related acute lung injury: A thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treatment-associated case report and concise review. J Clin Apher 2008; 23:96-103. [DOI: 10.1002/jca.20158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Church GD, Price C, Sanchez R, Looney MR. Transfusion-related acute lung injury in the paediatric patient: Two case reports and a review of the literature. Transfus Med 2006; 16:343-8. [PMID: 16999757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is increasingly recognized as a major complication of transfusion therapy; it was the leading cause of transfusion-related fatalities in the United States in 2003. Most cases of TRALI that have been reported are in adult patients. We present two cases of TRALI that occurred in children and review the existing literature of paediatric TRALI. The paediatric TRALI case reports highlight two laboratory findings that can help in the diagnosis of TRALI: transient leucopenia and an elevated pulmonary oedema fluid/plasma protein ratio. These two simple diagnostic tests can help rule out other diagnoses and add confidence to the clinical diagnosis of TRALI. Finally, our first case also highlights the potential danger of directed maternal blood donations, which may increase the risk of paediatric TRALI.
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- G D Church
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0130, USA.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious and potentially fatal complication of transfusion of blood and blood components. TRALI is under-diagnosed and under-reported because of a lack of awareness. A number of models have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of TRALI: an antibody mediated model; a two-event biologically active mediator model; and a combined model. TRALI can occur with any type of blood product and can occur with as little as one unit. Its presentation is similar to other forms of acute lung injury and management is predominantly supportive. The main strategy in combating TRALI is prevention both through manipulation of the donor pool and through clinical strategies directed at reducing transfusion of blood products including, but not limited to, evidence-based lower transfusion thresholds. This article presents a review of TRALI and addresses the definition, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention of the syndrome.
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- N A Barrett
- Intensive Therapy Unit, University of Sydney at The Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Swanson K, Dwyre DM, Krochmal J, Raife TJ. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI): Current Clinical and Pathophysiologic Considerations. Lung 2006; 184:177-85. [PMID: 16902843 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-005-2578-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare transfusion reaction presenting as respiratory distress during or after transfusion of blood products. TRALI varies in severity, and mortality is not uncommon. TRALI reactions have equal gender distributions and can occur in all age groups. All blood products, except albumin, have been implicated in TRALI reactions. TRALI presents as acute respiratory compromise occurring in temporal proximity to a transfusion of a blood product. Other causes of acute lung injury should be excluded in order to definitively diagnose TRALI. Clinically and pathologically, TRALI mimics acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with neutrophil-derived inflammatory chemokines and cytokines believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of both entities. Anti-HLA and anti-neutrophil antibodies have been implicated in some cases of TRALI. Treatment for TRALI is supportive; prevention is important. It is suspected that TRALI is both underdiagnosed and underreported. One of the difficulties in the evaluation of potential TRALI reactions is, until recently, the lack of diagnostic criteria. A group of transfusion medicine experts, the American-European Consensus Conference (AECC), recently met and developed diagnostic criteria of TRALI, as well as recommendations for management of donors to prevent future TRALI reactions. In light of the AECC consensus recommendations, we report an incident of TRALI in an oncology patient as an example of the potential severity of the lung disease and the clinical and laboratory evaluation of the patient. We also review the literature on this important complication of blood transfusion that internists may encounter.
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- Kelly Swanson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa city, IA, 52242, USA
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We describe transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) in 2 acute leukemia cases to increase awareness of this under reported serious transfusion complication syndrome in multitransfused patients. There are a number of reports in multitransfused patients with nonmalignant disorders. However, reports of pediatric oncology patients are few, suggesting a lack of recognition or misdiagnosis of the syndrome. A disproportionately high number of fatalities in children is recorded in the literature. This highlights the need for increased awareness and appropriate treatment of this serious complication of transfusion. Although TRALI is initially a clinical diagnosis, the laboratory investigation is vital as it contributes to defining the pathogenesis of the syndrome and importantly facilitates the effective management of implicated donations and donors. An investigational strategy for suspected cases is presented and the results are discussed in the context of current proposed mechanisms for TRALI. As each transfused blood product is associated with a potential risk of TRALI, more frequent reports in patients receiving large volume or recurrent transfusion would be expected.
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- Yoke Lin Fung
- Innovation Laboratory, Australian Red Cross Blood Service- Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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The term transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) was coined in 1983 to describe a constellation of clinical and laboratory features seen within 6 hrs of the transfusion of plasma-containing blood products. These products contain antibodies directed to human leukocyte antigens (and subsequently described to nonhuman leukocyte antigens) found on white blood cells. In the intervening 2 decades, other cases not associated with antibodies have been reported as TRALI and an association with passive infusion of lipids accumulated in stored cellular blood products has been made in those cases. This has led to confusion as to what should be considered to constitute TRALI. Therefore, the true incidence of this pulmonary reaction to blood products is currently conjectural at best. Recent consensus development conferences have been held to develop and standardize definitions of TRALI so that epidemiologic and research aspects of this condition can be explored in a scientific manner. These conferences have set out criteria by which TRALI is distinguished from other causes of acute lung injury. This review outlines the widely accepted clinical (mainly pulmonary) features of TRALI, the treatment options, and the excellent long-term prognosis for patients who survive the initial pulmonary insult.
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- S Breanndan Moore
- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Mayo Clinic and College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Lydaki E, Bolonaki E, Nikoloudi E, Chalkiadakis E, Iniotaki-Theodoraki A. HLA class II antibodies in transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). A case report. Transfus Apher Sci 2005; 33:107-11. [PMID: 16115801 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2004.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2004] [Revised: 12/09/2004] [Accepted: 12/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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TRALI, a serious complication of blood transfusion, is underdiagnosed. Anti-granulocyte and anti-HLA class I molecules in donors or recipients and very recently, lipids in stored blood as well as anti-HLA class II have been associated with the syndrome. We present a TRALI case which occurred in a 56 year old woman after plasma transfusion. HLA class II antibodies were identified in the donor and were correlated with the recipients' HLA antigens. The presence of HLA class II antibodies without anti-HLA class I has been reported in very few cases and may facilitate the understanding of the pathogenesis of the syndrome.
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- E Lydaki
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Although the blood supply has become safer with regard to transmission of infectious agents, attention should continue to focus on understanding and eliminating the other serious risks associated with transfusion. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is one such risk, only recently becoming recognized as an important and potentially preventable clinical syndrome. Strategies for prevention of TRALI, however, must rely on knowledge regarding its etiology and diagnosis, and significant gaps in our understanding of the syndrome currently exist. This review summarizes what is known and unknown about the incidence, severity, etiology, diagnosis, and prevention of TRALI and the potential consequences of these knowledge gaps.
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- Aryeh Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, New Jersey Institute for the Advancement of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, 350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Analyses of fatal transfusion reactions in the UK and USA have shown that transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is among the most common causes of fatal transfusion reactions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Review of the literature was used to analyse TRALI. RESULTS TRALI is characterized by acute respiratory distress and non-cardiogenic lung oedema developing during, or within 6 h of, transfusion. In atypical cases, TRALI can become symptomatic much later. TRALI must be carefully differentiated from transfusion-associated circulatory overload. In its fulminant presentation, TRALI can be clinically indistinguishable from acute respiratory distress syndrome occurring as a result of other causes. The severity of TRALI depends upon the susceptibility of the patient to develop a more clinically significant reaction as a result of an underlying disease process, and upon the nature of triggers in the transfused blood components, including granulocyte-binding alloantibodies (immune TRALI) or neutrophil-priming substances such as biologically active lipids (non-immune TRALI). Immune TRALI, which occurs mainly after the transfusion of fresh-frozen plasma and platelet concentrates, is a rare event (about one incidence per 5000 transfusions) but frequently ( approximately 70%) requires mechanical ventilation (severe TRALI) and is not uncommonly fatal (6-9% of cases). Non-immune TRALI, which occurs mainly after the transfusion of stored platelet and erythrocyte concentrates, seems to be characterized by a more benign clinical course, with oxygen support sufficient as a form of therapy in most cases, and a lower mortality than immune TRALI. CONCLUSIONS By virtue of its morbidity and mortality, TRALI has become one of the most serious current complications of transfusion. To prevent further antibody-mediated cases, the evaluation of TRALI should include leucocyte antibody testing of implicated donors. However, further studies are necessary for the prevention of this serious transfusion complication.
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- J Bux
- DRK Blood Service West, Hagen, Germany.
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Ririe DG, Lantz PE, Glazier SS, Argenta LC. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury in an Infant During Craniofacial Surgery. Anesth Analg 2005; 101:1003-1006. [PMID: 16192509 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000175810.14427.e0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a potentially life-threatening, systemic, immune-mediated reaction to transfused blood product. The symptoms may be masked under general anesthesia. In this case report, we describe an infant who developed TRALI under general anesthesia for craniofacial surgery. The difficulty with diagnosis, the pathophysiology, and the need for understanding and recognition to reduce morbidity and mortality are discussed. IMPLICATIONS Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a life-threatening problem that can occur during blood product transfusion in patients of any age. Understanding the pathophysiology may help make an earlier diagnosis to reduce more serious adverse outcomes.
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- Douglas G Ririe
- Departments of *Anesthesiology, †Pathology, ‡Neurosurgery, and §Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is characterized by the sudden development of noncardlogenic pulmonary edema (acute lung Injury) after transfusion of blood products. Poor awareness of TRALI outside of the blood transfusion medicine community has led to a serious underestimation of this condition, currently the most Important severe complication of blood transfusion. Concern for the transfer of donor antileukocyte antibodies has prompted major changes in the management of the blood supply in some countries; however, recent studies have suggested alternative pathophyslological mechanisms for TRALI related to the shelf life of cellular blood products. Although all blood products have been implicated, most reported cases were associated with fresh frozen plasma, red blood cell, and platelet transfusions. Because many patients have additional predisposing factors for acute lung injury, carefully designed prospective studies are needed to fully assess attributable risk related to transfusion. The treatment of TRALI is supportive, and the prognosis is generally better than for other causes of acute lung Injury. As many as one third of all patients who develop acute lung injury have been exposed to blood products. TRALI may be an important and potentially preventable cause of acute lung injury.
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- Ognjen Gajic
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is characterized by the sudden development of noncardlogenic pulmonary edema (acute lung Injury) after transfusion of blood products. Poor awareness of TRALI outside of the blood transfusion medicine community has led to a serious underestimation of this condition, currently the most Important severe complication of blood transfusion. Concern for the transfer of donor antileukocyte antibodies has prompted major changes in the management of the blood supply in some countries; however, recent studies have suggested alternative pathophyslological mechanisms for TRALI related to the shelf life of cellular blood products. Although all blood products have been implicated, most reported cases were associated with fresh frozen plasma, red blood cell, and platelet transfusions. Because many patients have additional predisposing factors for acute lung injury, carefully designed prospective studies are needed to fully assess attributable risk related to transfusion. The treatment of TRALI is supportive, and the prognosis is generally better than for other causes of acute lung Injury. As many as one third of all patients who develop acute lung injury have been exposed to blood products. TRALI may be an important and potentially preventable cause of acute lung injury.
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- Ognjen Gajic
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Gajic O, Rana R, Mendez JL, Rickman OB, Lymp JF, Hubmayr RD, Moore SB. Acute lung injury after blood transfusion in mechanically ventilated patients. Transfusion 2004; 44:1468-74. [PMID: 15383020 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2004.04053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liberal transfusion strategy increases the risk of acute lung injury (ALI), but specific transfusion-related factors have not been characterized. We tested the hypotheses that storage age and specific type of blood products are associated with increased risk of ALI in mechanically ventilated patients. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS From a database of mechanically ventilated patients, we identified those who received blood products during the first 48 hours of intensive care. We extracted information about underlying ALI risk factors as well as the type, amount, and shelf age of administered blood products. Outcome was assessed by an independent, blind review of chest radiographs and clinical findings. RESULTS Of 181 patients transfused during the first 48 hours of mechanical ventilation, 60 (33%) developed ALI. There was no difference in average duration of red blood cells storage between patients who did and did not develop ALI (median, 18.5 vs. 17.5 days; p = 0.22). In a multivariable logistic regression analysis, important risk factors associated with the development of ALI were thrombocytopenia (odds ratio, 5.9; p = 0.004) and transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (odds ratio, 3.2; p = 0.023). CONCLUSION Thrombocytopenia and transfusion of fresh frozen plasma, but not storage age of red blood cells, were associated with the development of ALI in this cohort of mechanically ventilated patients.
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- Ognjen Gajic
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, and, to a lesser extent, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), are common clinical manifestations of drug-induced lung diseases. Clinical features and radiographic appearances are generally indistinguishable from other causes of pulmonary edema and ARDS. Typical manifestations include dyspnea, chest discomfort, tachypnea, and hypoxemia. Chest radiographs commonly reveal interstitial and alveolar filling infiltrates. Unlike pulmonary edema that is due to congestive heart failure, cardiomegaly and pulmonary vascular redistribution are generally absent in cases that are drug-related. Rare cases of drug-induced myocarditis with heart failure and pulmonary edema have been described. Results from laboratory evaluation and respiratory function tests are nonspecific.
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- Teofilo Lee-Chiong
- Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can be a life-threatening complication of transfusion. In its severe form, it is clinically indistinguishable from acute respiratory distress syndrome. Symptoms typically begin within 4 hours of transfusion. TRALI has been reported after transfusion of all plasma-containing blood components. TRALI is associated with antibodies to white blood cells and biologically active lipids in trans-fused blood components.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is an underreported complication of transfusion therapy, and it is the third most common cause of transfusion-associated death. TRALI is defined as noncardiogenic pulmonary edema temporally related to transfusion therapy. The diagnosis of TRALI relies on excluding other diagnoses such as sepsis, volume overload, and cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Supportive diagnostic evidence includes identifying neutrophil or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in the donor or recipient plasma. All plasma-containing blood products have been implicated in TRALI, with the majority of cases linked to whole blood, packed RBCs, platelets, and fresh-frozen plasma. The pathogenesis of TRALI may be explained by a "two-hit" hypothesis, with the first "hit" being a predisposing inflammatory condition commonly present in the operating room or ICU. The second hit may involve the passive transfer of neutrophil or HLA antibodies from the donor or the transfusion of biologically active lipids from older, cellular blood products. Treatment is supportive, with a prognosis substantially better than most causes of clinical acute lung injury.
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- Mark R Looney
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0130, USA.
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Ganguly S, Carrum G, Nizzi F, Heslop HE, Popat U. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) following allogeneic stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2004; 75:48-51. [PMID: 14695632 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious complication of transfusion characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, hypotension, fever, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Although the frequency is estimated at 1/1,120 to 1/5,000 transfusions, few cases have been reported after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. We report a case occurring in an allogeneic transplant recipient who developed acute respiratory distress and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates 2 hr after a platelet transfusion due to the presence of anti granulocyte antibody HNA-3a in the product. As there is a wide differential diagnosis for pulmonary infiltrates developing post transplant, TRALI may be under-recognized and should be considered in this setting.
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- Siddhartha Ganguly
- Center for Gene and Cell Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Askari S, Nollet K, Debol SM, Brunstein CG, Eastlund T. Transfusion-related acute lung injury during plasma exchange: Suspecting the unsuspected. J Clin Apher 2003; 17:93-6. [PMID: 12210713 DOI: 10.1002/jca.10013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) has been implicated with use of almost all types of blood products that contain variable amounts of plasma. Even though the reported incidence of TRALI is rare, its overall occurrence is thought to be more common, as less severe cases remain unreported. More TRALI cases are unrecognized and misdiagnosed due to lack of suspicion and absence of appropriate investigation. There are exceedingly rare reports of TRALI during plasma exchange despite the fact that liters of plasma may be used for replacement during a single procedure. We describe a mild case of TRALI during plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a 56-year-old woman, status post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She developed severe rigors, peripheral cyanosis, hypoxia, and a transient diffuse pulmonary infiltrate. Of the 10 U of plasma used, one was from a multiparous female donor with HLA antibodies reactive with patient's granulocytes in immunofluorescence and agglutination assays. This case emphasizes the fact that the physicians and apheresis staff should consider TRALI in the differential diagnosis for patients developing respiratory distress during or soon after the procedure. Diagnosing TRALI has implications not only for the plasma exchange recipient, but also for the management of donors found to have leukocyte antibodies.
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- Sabeen Askari
- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
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Davoren A, Curtis BR, Shulman IA, Mohrbacher AF, Bux J, Kwiatkowska BJ, McFarland JG, Aster RH. TRALI due to granulocyte-agglutinating human neutrophil antigen-3a (5b) alloantibodies in donor plasma: a report of 2 fatalities. Transfusion 2003; 43:641-5. [PMID: 12702187 DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND TRALI is usually an immunologic reaction to WBC antibodies in infused plasma and ranks second only to ABO mismatch as a cause of transfusion-associated death. Implicated donors are usually multiparous women (>/=3 pregnancies). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Two fatal cases of TRALI were evaluated by reviewing clinical and laboratory findings and characterizing alloantibodies present in donor plasma. Investigation for WBC antibodies was by lymphocytotoxicity (LCT), FlowPRA (FlowPRA, One Lambda, Inc.) and granulocyte immunofluorescence and agglutination assays. Patient 1 was a 62-year-old man with chronic T-cell lymphocytic leukemia, and Patient 2 was a 54-year-old woman undergoing a cadaveric kidney transplant. Both patients developed acute respiratory distress and hypotension during (Patient 1) and approximately 30 minutes after (Patient 2) transfusion. Fulminant pulmonary edema ensued in both cases necessitating mechanical ventilation and both patients died within 24 hours of the onset of respiratory complications. RESULTS The donors of the implicated blood components were women with a history of two pregnancies but no blood transfusions. Weak apparently panreactive granulocyte antibodies were detected with flow cytometry. However, in the granulocyte agglutination test, strong antibodies specific for human neutrophil antigen (HNA)-3a (5b) were identified in both donors. CONCLUSION It is concluded that female blood donors with only two previous pregnancies can form clinically important granulocyte-reactive alloantibodies leading to fatal TRALI reactions in recipients. The sometimes devastating consequences of TRALI should prompt the development of strategies to prevent or reduce its incidence. Further research is warranted to investigate recipient and donor factors responsible for TRALI, including whether 5b (HNA-3a) alloantibodies are especially prone to cause severe reactions, and to better characterize the HNA-3a (5b) antigen, particularly at the molecular level.
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- A Davoren
- Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, PO Box 2178, Milwaukee, WI 53201-2178,USA.
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Palfi M, Berg S, Ernerudh J, Berlin G. A randomized controlled trial oftransfusion-related acute lung injury: is plasma from multiparous blood donors dangerous? Transfusion 2001; 41:317-22. [PMID: 11274583 DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41030317.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and other posttransfusion reactions may be caused by granulocyte and/or HLA antibodies, which are often present in blood from multiparous donors. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of plasma from multiparous donors with those of plasma from donors with no history of transfusion or pregnancy (control plasma) in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover study. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Intensive care patients, judged to need at least 2 units of plasma, were randomly assigned to receive a unit of control plasma and, 4 hours later, a plasma unit from a multiparous donor (> or = 3 live births) or to receive the plasma units in opposite order. The patients were closely monitored, and body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate were recorded. Blood samples for analysis of blood gases, TNFalpha, IL-1 receptor antagonist, soluble E selectin, and C3d complement factor were collected at least on four occasions (before and after the transfusion of each unit). RESULTS Transfusion of plasma from multiparous donors was associated with significantly lower oxygen saturation and higher TNFalpha concentrations than transfusion of control plasma. The mean arterial pressure increased significantly after the transfusion of control plasma, whereas plasma from multiparous donors had no effect on it. Five posttransfusion reactions were observed in 100 patients, in four cases after the transfusion of plasma from multiparous donors. CONCLUSION Plasma from multiparous blood donors may impair pulmonary function in intensive care unit patients.
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- M Palfi
- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury is a life-threatening complication of hemotherapy associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood products. It is characterized by acute respiratory distress, pulmonary edema and hypoxemia. Although its frequency is unknown, Food and Drug Administration data suggest that it is the third most common cause of transfusion-associated deaths, representing 9% of reported cases. Males and females of all ages are at equal risk. To date, there is no recognized profile of individuals who are at increased risk for this complication. Although there are two purported mechanisms of injury, the preponderance of evidence suggests that passively transfused complement-activating antibodies (either granulocyte or HLA-specific) act as mediators, which result in granulocyte aggregation, activation, and microvascular pulmonary injury. With appropriate respiratory intervention, most patients recover within 96 hours of the original insult and without permanent pulmonary sequelae.
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- M A Popovsky
- Cell Processing Division, Haemonetics Corporation, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184, USA.
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- P M Kopko
- Sacramento Medical Foundation, Blood Center and University of California at Davis Medical Center, CA, USA
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 40-1998. A 49-year-old woman with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and severe dyspnea during plasmapheresis and transfusion. N Engl J Med 1998; 339:2005-12. [PMID: 9882201 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199812313392708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Leach M, Vora AJ, Jones DA, Lucas G. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) following autologous stem cell transplant for relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report and review of the literature. Transfus Med 1998; 8:333-7. [PMID: 9881428 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1998.00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A fatal case of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) in a child post-autologous stem cell transplant for relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia is described. The implicated product was a single unit platelet concentrate containing anti-HLA A2 and granulocyte-specific anti-NA1 antibodies. The recipient typed as HLA A2/A2, NA1/NA1. This is the first reported case of TRALI following a transplant procedure for a haematological condition. It is also unusual in that the patient failed to make a full recovery and that two relevant leucocyte antibodies of clear specificity were identified in the donor plasma. The literature relating to the pathophysiology, clinical sequelae and management of TRALI is reviewed.
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- M Leach
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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Hyllner M, Arnestad JP, Bengtson JP, Rydberg L, Bengtsson A. Complement activation during storage of whole blood, red cells, plasma, and buffy coat. Transfusion 1997; 37:264-8. [PMID: 9122898 DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37397240207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The process of separating whole blood into components and the storage of blood components may cause the release of toxic metabolites from the complement cascade. The aim of this study was to determine whether the storage of blood components leads to the activation of the complement cascade and the release of anaphylatoxins. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Blood from 12 healthy volunteers was collected and stored either as whole blood or as components: red cells in saline-adenine-glucose-mannitol solution, plasma, and buffy coat. The concentrations of anaphylatoxins and other complement proteins in the various blood components were intermittently analyzed during a 5-week storage period. RESULTS Increasing levels of anaphylatoxins were demonstrated during the storage of whole blood and plasma. Elevated concentrations of the anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a were observed during the storage of whole blood. Increased C5a levels were observed after 7 days of storage. High concentrations of C3a were found in plasma after 14 days of storage. Low or non-detectable levels of C3a; C5a, and other complement components were found in red cells stores in saline-adenine-glucose-mannitol solution. CONCLUSION The study demonstrated activation of complement during the storage of whole blood and plasma but not in red cells in storage solution. The transfusion of larger volumes of stored whole blood or plasma may contribute to the risk of development of organ dysfunction. Therefore, it is advisable to use red cells in storage solution.
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- M Hyllner
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
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Ramanathan RK, Triulzi DJ, Logan TF. Transfusion-related acute lung injury following random donor platelet transfusion: a report of two cases. Vox Sang 1997; 73:43-5. [PMID: 9269069 DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1997.7310043.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) following random donor platelet (RDP) transfusion is a rare complication of transfusion without any well-documented case reported in the English language literature. We describe 2 patients in whom TRALI occurred following RDP transfusion. METHODS Conventional clinical and laboratory methods. RESULTS Both patients developed acute shortness of breath 30-60 min after completion of RDP transfusion and required mechanical ventilatory support. Chest X-ray (CXR) in both cases revealed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Patient 1 required vasopressors for hypotension. Right heart catheterization ruled out fluid overload. Patient 2 remained hemodynamically stable. Both patients improved rapidly with continued respiratory support and were extubated within 48 h. CXR at this time showed clearing of infiltrates. In both cases a granulocyte antibody was identified in the plasma of a platelet donor supporting the diagnosis of TRALI. CONCLUSIONS In suspected cases of TRALI. HLA and granulocyte antibody testing is indicated for the recipients and for donors of implicated components. Implicated donors need not be excluded from the donor pool, but can be used for fractionated plasma and plasma-free components.
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- R K Ramanathan
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, PA 15213-2582, USA.
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Belloni M, Alghisi A, Scremin L. Apheresis and Biocompatibility: Complement Activation. Int J Artif Organs 1993. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889301605s49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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When blood comes into contact with plastic surfaces of extracorporeal circuits activation of different biological systems occurs, among them the complement. This will be activated mainly through the alternative pathway but also through the classical one. The activation through the latter pathway occurs when antibodies directed against polymeric materials used for the production of extracorporeal circuits or substances utilized for their sterilization are produced by the patient's immunosystem. Even if complement activation occurs almost constantly during apheretic procedures the natural inhibitory mechanisms of this system attenuate and disguise this phenomenon. Important and clinical manifestations occur in particular patients or in case of technologically more complex techniques. In apheresis the complement activation may be implicated in the relatively frequent complications such as fever and chills, hypotension, as well as in the rare but severe cases of ARDS.
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- M. Belloni
- Immunohematology Service and Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Vicenza
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- Immunohematology Service, Bassano del Grappa Hospital, Bassano del Grappa (TV) - Italy
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- Immunohematology Service, Bassano del Grappa Hospital, Bassano del Grappa (TV) - Italy
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Woda R, Tetzlaff JE. Upper airway oedema following autologous blood transfusion from a wound drainage system. Can J Anaesth 1992; 39:290-2. [PMID: 1551163 DOI: 10.1007/bf03008792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We report a case of a 70-yr-old white woman who underwent a revision of a total hip arthroplasty under general anaesthesia. The intraoperative course was stable without any complications and the estimated blood loss was 2500 ml. The patient received an autologous transfusion of blood from a wound drainage system in the recovery room. The transfusion was followed immediately by marked respiratory distress and upper airway oedema. She required emergency tracheal intubation and mechanical pulmonary ventilation. A coagulopathy also developed which was treated and resolved within 12 hr of the capillary leak phenomenon. The trachea was extubated on the first postoperative day and she had an uneventful course until discharge from the hospital two days later. We discuss the possible, aetiology of such a reaction to autologous blood including complement and platelet activation. It is suggested that reinfusion of nonwashed shed blood from a wound drainage system may present a hazard even though the fluid was autologous in origin.
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- R Woda
- Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195
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Douglas MJ, Farquharson DF, Ross PL, Renwick JE. Cardiovascular collapse following an overdose of prostaglandin F2 alpha: a case report. Can J Anaesth 1989; 36:466-9. [PMID: 2788038 DOI: 10.1007/bf03005350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A case report is presented of a parturient who suffered severe hypotension and pulmonary oedema following an overdose of intramyometrial prostaglandin F2 alpha. Oxytocin induction of labour in this patient led to a rapid delivery, followed by a hypotonic uterus and postpartum haemorrhage. After resuscitation with blood and crystalloid fluids, the uterus was explored under general anaesthesia. The uterus was free of retained products but the lower uterine segment failed to contract despite bimanual uterine compression and intravenous oxytocin. Prostaglandin F2 alpha was injected into the lower uterine segment via a transvaginal approach. This was rapidly followed by cardiovascular collapse and later by pulmonary oedema. The differential diagnosis and subsequent management are discussed.
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- M J Douglas
- Department of Anaesthesia, Grace Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Cléro B, Celton JL, Atinault A, Cazalaa JB, Barrier G. [Fatal pulmonary leukoagglutination after administration of fresh frozen plasma]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 1989; 8:357-8. [PMID: 2817545 DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(89)80078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A case is reported of a 73 year old female patient who died during surgery for enlarged nephrectomy as a result of a massive non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. She had been given 2 red cell concentrates (450 g) and 3 fresh frozen plasma units (900 g). A postmortem examination did not reveal any pulmonary embolus, acute myocardial infarct, haemorrhage or cardiac tamponade. Further tests on the sera of the 5 plasma donors revealed a neutrophil-specific anti-NA2 antibody. Alveolar leukostasis was confirmed on the postmortem lung slices. This type of transfusion accident occurs for about 1 in 5,000 units transfused, fortunately not all as serious. This case confirms once more that fresh frozen plasma is not the ideal treatment for acute hypovolaemia, 4% human albumin being safer.
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- B Cléro
- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris
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