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Why would a blood transfusion cause a pulmonary edema?

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Very rarely, they think it is just 1 in the 5,000 blood transfusions, the inner lining of the blood vessels (the endothelium) gets damaged - in this case by activated leucocytes - so fluid leaks into the lungs in spite of the colloid osmotic pressure trying to keep the fluid in the blood vessels. read more

The former is associated with increased pulmonary vascular permeability and is commonly referred to as transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). The latter causes hydrostatic pulmonary edema and is commonly referred to as transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO). read more

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious blood transfusion complication characterized by the acute onset of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema following transfusion of blood products. Although the incidence of TRALI has decreased with modified transfusion practices, it was the leading cause of transfusion-related deaths in the United States from fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2012. read more

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