Suspected Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury Improving following Administration of Tranexamic Acid: A Case Report

A 16-year-old woman with craniofacial injury developed severe acute respiratory failure under the primary reconstructive surgical procedure requiring several units of blood and plasma. A transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) was suspected and supportive treatment was initiated. Because of th...

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Main Authors: Stan Ryniak, Piotr Harbut, Anders Östlund, Andrzej Mysiak, Jan G. Jakobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/710813