Buch, Englisch, 6 Seiten
Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion-Related Accute Lung Injury
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-3-8055-7694-9
Verlag: S.Karger
Publication of the American Association of Blood Banks. Distributed in USA/Canada exclusively by the American Association of Blood Banks, Bethesda, Md. Basic selling price determined by the AABB
Buch, Englisch, 6 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8055-7694-9
Verlag: S.Karger
This 'Guideline' addresses the clinical and laboratory features of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) as well as its management. TRALI is a life-threatening complication of transfusion that is clinically indistinguishable from the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but which has a more favorable prognosis. Nevertheless, in the developed nations, it is the second or third most common cause of death from transfusion. The Scientific Section Coordinating Committee (SSCC) oversaw the development of this 'Guideline' that serves to advance patient safety.