Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with transfusion-related acute lung injury
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Objective: Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a relatively uncommon complication in patients who undergo plasma-containing blood product transfusion. Despite the cross matching process, TRALI remains the most common cause of mortality associated with transfusion. We describe a case of TRALI in a 24year-old trauma patient who was successfully cared for on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Design: Chart review. Setting: Academic medical center with Level 1 Trauma. Patients and participants: Single case from a busy urban trauma center. Interventions: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Conclusion: ECMO has only rarely been successfully used in patients with TRALI; to our knowledge, ours is the first successful report of its use in a trauma patient. Its use in maintaining gas exchange in trauma patients with TRALI should be further investigated. From University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (Jarrod Mosier, Terence O’Keeffe, Holly Graham, and Peter M. Rhee) Address for correspondence:
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