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Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI): A Single Institution Experience of 15 Years

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Transfusion related acute Lung injury (TRALI) though a serious blood transfusion reaction with a fatality rate of 5–25 % presents with acute respiratory distress with hypoxaemia and noncardiac pulmonary oedema within 6 h of transfusion. In non fatal cases, it may resolve within 72 h or earlier. Although reported with an incidence of 1:5000, its true occurrence is rather unknown. Pathogenesis is believed to be related to sequestration and adhesion of neutrophils to the pulmonary capillary endothelium and its activation leading to its destruction and leaks. The patient’s underlying condition, anti-neutrophil antibody in the transfused donor plasma and certain lipids that accumulate in routinely stores blood and components are important in its aetiopathogenesis. Patient’s predisposing conditions include haematological malignancy, major surgery (especially cardiac), trauma and infections. The more commonly incriminated products include fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelets (whole blood derived and apheresis), whole blood and Packed RBC. Occasional cases involving cryoprecipitate and Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVig) have also been reported. We present a 15 year single institution experience of TRALI, during which we observed 9 cases among 170,871 transfusions, giving an incidence of 1:19,000. We did not encounter cases of haematological malignancy or cardiac surgery in our TRALI patients. Among the blood products, that could be related to TRALI in our patients included solitary cases receiving cryoprecipitate, IVIg, and recombinant Factor VII apart from platelets and FFP. All patients were treated with oxygen support. Six patients required mechanical ventilation. Off label hydrocortisone was given to all patients. There were no cases of fatality among our patients.

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  1. Department of Hematology, Al Adan Hospital Kuwait, Al Fintas, Kuwait

    Ramesh Kumar

  2. Hematologists, Therapeutic Apheresis Division, Kuwait Central Blood Bank, Jabriya, Kuwait

    Mohammed Jaber Sedky & Osama Ebrahim Sharawy

  3. Consultant Hematology and Blood Bank, YADC, Al Adan Hospital Complex, PB 1276, 51013, Al Fintas, Kuwait

    Sunny Joseph Varghese

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Kumar, R., Sedky, M.J., Varghese, S.J. et al. Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI): A Single Institution Experience of 15 Years. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 32, 320–327 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-015-0604-4

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