TAD (transfusion associated dyspnea)

Record number: 
1078
Adverse Occurrence type: 
MPHO Type: 
Estimated frequency: 
Total TAD cases 2.2 per 1,000,000 components transfused. Mortality 0 and major morbidity 0.4 per 1,000,000 components transfused.
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence: 
ISBT definition used--diagnosis of exclusion
Demonstration of imputability or root cause: 
Expert review using diagnosis of exclusion
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 174-77. ISBN 978-0-9558648-6-5