Transfusion-related acute lung injury – afrequently undiagnosed reaction following transfusion ofblood components
Transfusion-related acute lung injury is the leading cause of mortality following transfusion of blood components. Its characteristic feature is acute hypoxaemia during or 6 hours after transfusion. The syndrome should be differentiated from cardiogenic respiratory failure and transfusion-associat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2015-vol-11-no-3/transfusion-related-acute-lung-injury-a-frequently-undiagnosed-reaction-following-transfusion-of-blood-components?aid=876 |