Fatalities caused by TRALI
L Holness, MA Knippen, L Simmons… - Transfusion medicine …, 2004 - Elsevier
This article includes a retrospective review of fatalities caused by transfusion-related acute
lung injury (TRALI) over a 5-year period (from 1997 to 2002) that were reported to the Center
for Biologics Evaluation and Research involving 58 recipient deaths and the corresponding
63 blood component donors. Descriptive statistics are presented. Recipient characteristics
include age, sex, and admitting diagnosis. Cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disorders,
and cancer were the most frequent diagnoses of transfusion recipients. Reported deaths did …
lung injury (TRALI) over a 5-year period (from 1997 to 2002) that were reported to the Center
for Biologics Evaluation and Research involving 58 recipient deaths and the corresponding
63 blood component donors. Descriptive statistics are presented. Recipient characteristics
include age, sex, and admitting diagnosis. Cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disorders,
and cancer were the most frequent diagnoses of transfusion recipients. Reported deaths did …