TACO (Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload)

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Record number:

1482

Adverse Occurrence type:

Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)

MPHO Type:

Plasma

Estimated frequency:

TACO rates increased with age and number of units trasfused, TACO occurred in 62.4 per 100,000 elderly patient stays. Higher odds ratio women vs men (1.40), congestive heart failure (1.61), chronic pulmonary disorder (1.19) and anemias.

Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:

Review of Medicare records. ICD-9-CM code 276.61

Demonstration of imputability or root cause:

Retrospective record review

Imputability grade:

1 Possible

Groups audience:

Clinical complications

Keywords:

TACO (transfusion associated circulatory overload)

plasma

pulmonary dysfunction

respiratory distress

CHF (congestive heart failure)

anemia

References:

Transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) and potential risk factors among the inpatient US elderly as recorded in Medicare administrative databases during 2011.

Suggest references:

Menis M, Anderson SA, Forshee RA, McKean S, Johnson C, Holness L, Warnock R, Gondalia R, Worrall CM, Kelman JA, Ball R, Izuriela HS. Transfusion-associated cardiac overload (TACO) and potential risk factors among the US elderly as recorded in Medicare administrative data bases during 2011. Vox Sang 2014;106:144-52.