TACO (Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload)

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Record number:

1488

Adverse Occurrence type:

Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)

MPHO Type:

Red blood cells

Estimated frequency:

5.5% in 2004 and 3% in 2011 in retrospective study of non-cardiac surgery patients

Time to detection:

<6 hours

Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:

2013 CDC National Healthcare Safety Network Biovigilance Component guidelines

Demonstration of imputability or root cause:

TACO in record review

Imputability grade:

2 Probable

Groups audience:

Clinical complications

Keywords:

pulmonary complications

TACO (transfusion associated circulatory overload)

RBC (red blood cell)

pulmonary edema

References:

Characterizing the Epidemiology of Postoperative Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury.

Suggest new keywords:

pulmonary edema, dysfunction,

Reference attachment:

* Post OpTACO, Clifford, 2015.pdf

Suggest references:

Clifford, L., Jia, W., Subramanian, A., Tadav, H., Wilson, G.A., Murphy, S.P., Pathak, J. Schroeder, D. R. and Kor, D.J. (2015). Characterizing the Epidemiology of Perioperative Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload. Anesthesiology 122(10:21-28.

Expert comments for publication:

Lower positve fluid balance in 2011 v 2004; 3/176 reported to transfusion service but not for TACO