Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): A clinical review with emphasis on the critically ill

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-443

  Benson, Alexander B ^a   Moss, Marc ^a   Silliman, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bonfils Blood Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Critically ill; Lipid mediators; Neutrophils; Vascular endothelium

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BLOOD STORAGE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350437616     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07840.x     Document Type: Review

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