Fresh-frozen plasma and platelet transfusions are associated with development of acute lung injury in critically ill medical patients.

Khan H., Belsher J., Yilmaz M., Afessa B., Winters J. L., Moore S. B., ...More

Chest, vol.131, pp.1308-14, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 131
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1378/chest.06-3048
  • Journal Name: Chest
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1308-14
  • Keywords: cohort study, fresh-frozen plasma, platelets, pulmonary edema, risk factor, transfusion-related acute lung injury, RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, BLOOD-TRANSFUSION, CLINICAL PREDICTORS, PULMONARY-EDEMA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, MORTALITY, TRAUMA, ANEMIA, RISK
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Transfusion has long been identified as a risk factor for acute lung injury (ALI)/ARDS. No study has formally evaluated the transfusion of specific blood products as a risk factor for ALI/ARDS in critically ill medical patients.