[Aspects of anesthesiology in the treatment of the TRALI (transfusion-related acute lung injury) syndrome]

Acta Chir Iugosl. 2002;49(1):69-71.
[Article in Croatian]

Abstract

Definition--signs and symptoms which include dispnea, hypertension, high temperature and high productive tracheobronchial secretion. Physical findings are lung oedema in first four hours. Such patients usually require respiratory help. After adequate therapy, symptoms disappeared in 96 hours. In the beginning. TRALI used to be a part of ARDS and it were treated that way. Today, TRALI is understand like substantive group of symptoms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Anesthesia
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Edema / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Edema / therapy
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Syndrome
  • Transfusion Reaction*