Record number:
1072
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
Total TRALI cases 3.6 per 1,000,000 components transfused. Mortaility 0.4 and major morbidity 3.3 per 1,000,000 components transfused.
Time to detection:
<6 hours
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Acute dyspnea with hypoxia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Expert review
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References:
Suggest references:
Bolton-Maggs, PHB (Ed), D Poles, A Watt and D Thomas on behalf of the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Steering Group, UK (2014). The 2013 Annual SHOT Report (2014), p 160-65. ISBN 978-0-9558648-6-5