Transfusion-related lung injury

Transfus Apher Sci. 2008 Oct;39(2):155-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.06.002.

Abstract

This paper describes the history and pathogenesis of TRALI and illustrates this with personal experience of the condition over 15 years at a single hospital. It discusses the contribution of transfusion to ALI seen in critically ill patients, and the effect of preventative measures taken in the UK.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Acute Lung Injury / epidemiology
  • Acute Lung Injury / etiology*
  • Acute Lung Injury / history
  • Acute Lung Injury / prevention & control
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Component Transfusion / adverse effects*
  • Blood Component Transfusion / history
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Critical Illness
  • Donor Selection / standards
  • Female
  • HLA-D Antigens / immunology
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Isoantibodies / adverse effects
  • Isoantibodies / blood
  • Leukocytes / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parity
  • Plasma / immunology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prospective Studies
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Characteristics
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

  • HLA-D Antigens
  • Isoantibodies