• Clinical imaging · Nov 2013

    Radiographic manifestations of transfusion-related acute lung injury.

    • Carolina Carcano, Ndubuisi Okafor, Felipe Martinez, Jose Ramirez, Jeffrey Kanne, and Jacobo Kirsch.
    • Radiology Department, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331. Electronic address: carcanc@ccf.org.
    • Clin Imaging. 2013 Nov 1; 37 (6): 1020-3.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this article is to describe the clinical symptoms and illustrate the radiological manifestations of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) as the condition develops. We mention those findings that aid the discrimination from transfusion-associated cardiac overload. We will also point some of the characteristics that increase the risk of TRALI.ConclusionTRALI generally occurs within 1 to 2 h of the start of a blood transfusion. Though the radiographic features of TRALI are nonspecific, the diagnosis is established using clinical and radiological parameters. The diagnosis warrants a high index of suspicion as well as knowledge of its risk factors. There are no specific treatments; the best chance of survival in TRALI is with early diagnosis and prevention.© 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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