Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

ABSTRACT Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), a type of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema related to blood transfusion, is gaining prominence as a common adverse event related to blood transfusions in hospitals. It is typified by dyspnea, cough, hypoxemia and pulmonary edema within 6 hours of transfusion. Without any ‘gold standard’, the diagnosis of TRALI relies on a high index of suspicion and on excluding other types of transfusion reactions. As our understanding of TRALI deepens, risk reduction or prevention may become possible. The management of TRALI is early diagnosis and good supportive care with, occasionally ventilator support. With the increasing use of blood products in obstetrics and gynecology, awareness of this complication is desirable to prevent one of the commonest and most frequently under-recognized transfusion related adverse event of the present day. How to cite this article Kakade A, Kulkarni Y, Shukla H. Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury in Obstetrics and Gynecology. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2015;7(1)26-29.