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Otrock ZK, Liu C, Grossman BJ. Transfusion-related acute lung injury risk mitigation: an update. Vox Sang 2017; 112:694-703. [PMID: 28948604 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a life-threatening complication of transfusion. Greater understanding of the pathophysiology of this syndrome has much improved during the last two decades. Plasma-containing components from female donors with leucocyte antibodies were responsible for the majority of TRALI fatalities before mitigation strategies were implemented. Over the past 15 years, measures to mitigate risk for TRALI have been implemented worldwide and they continued to evolve with time. The AABB requires that all plasma containing components and whole blood for transfusion must be collected from men, women who have not been pregnant, or women who have tested negative for human leucocyte antigen antibodies. Although the incidence of TRALI has decreased following the institution of TRALI mitigation strategies, TRALI is still the most common cause of transfusion-associated death in the United States. In this review, we focus on TRALI risk mitigation strategies. We describe the measures taken by blood collection facilities to reduce the risk of TRALI in the United States, Canada and European countries. We also review the literature for the effectiveness of these measures.
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- Z K Otrock
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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Khoy K, Nguyen MVC, Masson D, Bardy B, Drouet C, Paclet MH. Transfusion-related acute lung injury: critical neutrophil activation by anti-HLA-A2 antibodies for endothelial permeability. Transfusion 2017; 57:1699-1708. [PMID: 28608441 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a major complication of hemotherapy that may occur after the transfusion of any blood type component. Several clinical reports have suggested the presence of anti-HLA antibodies in the blood product. This study sought to examine the role of anti-HLA-A2 antibodies in polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) activation and thus in endothelial permeability. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS PMN activation was assessed by both nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NADPH oxidase) activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. A coculture assay of EA.hy926 endothelial cells with PMNs or differentiated-PLB-985 cells, a model of neutrophil-like cells, was performed to estimate the impact of ROS on endothelial permeability. RESULTS Anti-HLA-A2 antibodies significantly increased PMN activation, with subsequent endothelial dysfunction. Phagocyte NADPH oxidase (NOX2) activity was shown to be involved in this process and ROS themselves were demonstrated to induce VE-cadherin cleavage and endothelial permeability. CONCLUSION Our data may support the existence of a critical anti-HLA-A2 antibody threshold for PMN activation, with NOX2 activity and subsequent endothelial permeability in the two-hit model of TRALI.
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- Kathy Khoy
- GREPI EA 7408, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Université de Caen Normandie, CHU Caen, Caen, France
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- GREPI EA 7408, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- GREPI EA 7408, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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Hauck-Dlimi B, Ruppel R, Zimmermann R, Strobel J, Reil A, Eckstein R, Zingsem J. Transfusion-related alloimmune neutropenia with no pulmonary complications: one donor-five cases. Transfusion 2015; 56:84-90. [PMID: 26388439 DOI: 10.1111/trf.13333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neutrophil alloantibodies are well-known triggers of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and also cause immune neutropenia. Alloimmune neutropenia due to transfusion is an isolated phenomenon that is only rarely identified. Its incidence is specified in the literature as being less than one in 10,000 transfused plasma-containing units. We expect that this phenomenon is underreported. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We observed five cases of alloimmune neutropenia with no respiratory complications with only one case initially reported as a suspected transfusion reaction. The other four cases were detected in the course of the subsequent lookback investigation. RESULTS The first case was reported as a potential transfusion reaction when a female patient showed a decrease in the white blood cell count after a platelet (PLT) transfusion. Examinations of the donor blood revealed an antibody against the human neutrophil antigen HNA-1b; the recipient was typed HNA-1b positive and HNA-1a negative. After examining the blood counts of other patients who previously received PLT concentrates from the same donor, we identified four other patients with an unreported decrease in the leukocyte and/or granulocyte count of more than approximately 50% after transfusion. CONCLUSION HNA antibodies are generally regarded as potential triggers of TRALI. Here we describe an HNA antibody that reproducibly caused transfusion-related neutropenia only without pulmonary complications. Factors predisposing patients to TRALI development are widely discussed. Our case suggests that antibody characteristics are also relevant in the development of TRALI. Current measures to prevent TRALI should also prevent transfusion-related alloimmune neutropenia.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Silliman CC, Bercovitz RS, Khan SY, Kelher MR, LaSarre M, Land KJ, Sowemimo-Coker S. Antibodies to the HLA-A2 antigen prime neutrophils and serve as the second event in anin vitromodel of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Vox Sang 2013; 107:76-82. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- C. C. Silliman
- The Research Laboratory; Bonfils Blood Center; Denver CO USA
- Department of Pediatrics; School of Medicine; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora CO USA
- Department of Surgery; School of Medicine; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora CO USA
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- The Research Laboratory; Bonfils Blood Center; Denver CO USA
- Department of Pediatrics; School of Medicine; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora CO USA
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- The Research Laboratory; Bonfils Blood Center; Denver CO USA
- Department of Pediatrics; School of Medicine; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora CO USA
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- Department of Surgery; School of Medicine; University of Colorado Denver; Aurora CO USA
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- Reference Laboratories; Bonfils Blood Center; Denver CO USA
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- The Texas Region; Blood Systems, Inc.; Phoenix AZ USA
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Vande Vusse LK, Madtes DK, Guthrie KA, Gernsheimer TB, Curtis JR, Watkins TR. The association between red blood cell and platelet transfusion and subsequently developing idiopathic pneumonia syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transfusion 2013; 54:1071-80. [PMID: 24033082 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood transfusions are common during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and may contribute to lung injury. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This study examined the associations between red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) transfusions and idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) among 914 individuals who underwent myeloablative allogeneic HSCT between 1997 and 2001. Patients received allogeneic blood transfusions at their physicians' discretion. RBCs, PLTs, and a composite of "other" transfusions were quantified as the sum of units received each 7-day period from 6 days before transplant until IPS onset, death, or Posttransplant Day 120. RBC and PLT transfusions were modeled as separate time-varying exposures in proportional hazards models adjusted for IPS risk factors (age, baseline disease, irradiation dose) and other transfusions. Timing of PLT transfusion relative to myeloid engraftment and PLT ABO blood group (match vs. mismatch) were included as potential interaction terms. RESULTS Patients received a median of 9 PLT and 10 RBC units. There were 77 IPS cases (8.4%). Each additional PLT unit transfused in the prior week was associated with 16% higher IPS risk (hazard ratio, 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-1.23; p < 0.001). Recent RBC and PLT transfusions were each significantly associated with greater risk of IPS when examined without the other; only PLT transfusions retained significance when both exposures were included in the model. The PLT association was not modified by engraftment or ABO mismatch. CONCLUSION PLT transfusions are associated with greater risk of IPS after myeloablative HSCT. RBCs may also contribute; however, these findings need confirmation.
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- Lisa K Vande Vusse
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Washington
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Hirayama F. Approach of using established and new laboratory tests to more comprehensively investigate noninfectious and nonhemolytic transfusion reactions--along with the experience in Japan. Vox Sang 2013; 105:183-95. [PMID: 23763621 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Noninfectious and nonhaemolytic transfusion reactions are the most common type of transfusion reactions. Several new tests have been made, helping diagnosis and understanding of their pathogenesis. This manuscript provides a review of the literature on currently available tests in association with the approach in Japan. MATERIALS & METHODS Primarily by using key words, more than 100 pertinent articles in the Medline database were identified and reviewed. RESULTS Numbers of laboratory tests are available including those for plasma protein levels, plasma protein antibodies, leucocyte and platelet antibodies, serum N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels, serum tryptase levels and genetic microchimerism. Cross-match tests, such as basophil activation test and neutrophil activation test, are also available to determine a causal relationship between the reaction and transfusion. CONCLUSIONS Several tests should help to confirm diagnosis and determine causal relationship between adverse reactions and transfusion and to gain an insight into the mechanism of the reaction in some cases, although some of the recently developed tests have not been completely validated.
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- F Hirayama
- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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Lieberman L, Petraszko T, Yi QL, Hannach B, Skeate R. Transfusion-related lung injury in children: a case series and review of the literature. Transfusion 2013; 54:57-64. [PMID: 23763359 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-related mortality. The majority of the literature involves adult patients. The main objective of this study was to characterize the demographic features, clinical presentation, patient outcomes, and antibody profiles of TRALI patients reported to the Canadian Blood Service (CBS) and to assess similarities and differences between adult and pediatric TRALI cases. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective review of cases of TRALI submitted to the CBS from 2001 to 2011 was performed. Information collected included recipient demographics, event details, blood component transfused, morbidity and mortality data, and donor antibody results. RESULTS A total of 284 cases of definite, possible, or probable TRALI were reported. Six percent (n = 17) occurred in children. There were no significant differences between pediatric or adult patients with TRALI. Most of the children who presented with TRALI were either teenagers or less than 1 year of age. The incident rate of reported TRALI cases in Canada per 100,000 red blood cell transfusions was estimated at 5.58 for children and 3.75 for adults. CONCLUSIONS This study is the largest case series of reported TRALI cases in children. Crude modeling suggests that the incidence of TRALI in children is similar to that of adults. Although the numbers are small, there do not appear to be differences in presentation or outcome between adults and children with TRALI. TRALI is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and pediatricians need to consider this diagnosis in children who experience respiratory distress after transfusions.
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- Lani Lieberman
- Department of Laboratory Hematology (Blood Transfusion Medicine Laboratory), University Health Network / Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Piastra M, Luca E, Stival E, Caliandro F, De Rosa G, Giona F, De Luca D, Conti G, Pietrini D. Non-invasive ventilation for severe TRALI and myocardial stunning: report and literature review. Int J Hematol 2012; 96:390-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-012-1126-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gauvin F, Robillard P, Hume H, Grenier D, Whyte RK, Webert KE, Fergusson D, Lau W, Froese N, Delage G. Transfusion-related acute lung injury in the Canadian paediatric population. Paediatr Child Health 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/pch/17.5.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Paediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
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- Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Hemovigilance Research Unit and Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec
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- Department of Paediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
- Canadian Blood Services
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- Department of Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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- Departments of Medicine/Molecular Medicine and Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa
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- Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Paediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Tonsilloliths are rare dystrophic calcification formed as a result of chronic inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsilloliths tend to occur more commonly with increasing age and are relatively rare in children. We report a case of unilateral tonsilloliths in an eight-year-old boy, who presented with earaches and history of regurgitating tiny yellowish-white foul smelling pellets. The tonsilloliths were successfully removed under local anaesthesia following which the symptoms subsided.
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Intraoperative Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury in a Child During Calvarial Vault Remodeling. J Craniofac Surg 2011; 22:194-8. [DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f75446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN This is a single-center retrospective case-control study of 7 transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) cases and 28 controls in the pediatric spinal surgery population. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between maternal transfusion and risk of TRALI in pediatric spinal surgery patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previous studies support a "2-hit" model for the pathogenesis of TRALI-activation and sequestration of neutrophils in the pulmonary vasculature followed by transfusion of a biologic response modifier such as antileukocyte antibodies. Maternal donation of blood products is a potential risk factor for TRALI because of the development of antileukocyte antibodies during pregnancy. Until now there have been no studies specifically addressing the risk of TRALI following maternal transfusions. METHODS This is a retrospective case-control study of 7 TRALI cases with 4 controls per case, matched by strata for volume of plasma transfused. All cases identified by the Transfusion Biology and Medicine Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research with a TRALI diagnosis were eligible for inclusion. Electronic medical records and operative notes were reviewed to obtain demographic data, diagnosis, surgical approach, and number of spine levels for each operation. RESULTS An increased prevalence of maternal blood transfusion was found among the TRALI cases compared with the control cases: 43% (3 of 7) versus 7% (2 of 28), P = 0.044. There were otherwise no statistical differences between the groups, including age, gender, surgical approach, number of spinal levels, or type of blood product transfused. CONCLUSION Pediatric patients undergoing spinal surgery may be at increased risk for the development of TRALI following the transfusion of maternal blood products. Accordingly, we recommend that directed donation of maternal blood products should be avoided in this population. This study also found that TRALI may be underrecognized and underreported to the transfusion service.
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Goodwin J, Tinckam K, denHollander N, Haroon A, Keshavjee S, Cserti-Gazdewich CM. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) in graft by blood donor antibodies against host leukocytes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010; 29:1067-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Revised: 04/13/2010] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Vlaar APJ, Wolthuis EK, Hofstra JJ, Roelofs JJTH, Boon L, Schultz MJ, Lutter R, Juffermans NP. Mechanical ventilation aggravates transfusion-related acute lung injury induced by MHC-I class antibodies. Intensive Care Med 2010; 36:879-87. [PMID: 20221752 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1802-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2009] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) occurs more often in critically ill patients than in a general hospital population, possibly due to the presence of underlying inflammatory conditions that may prime pulmonary neutrophils. Mechanical ventilation may be a risk factor for developing TRALI. We examined the influence of mechanical ventilation (MV) on the development of TRALI, combining a murine MV model causing ventilator-induced lung injury with a model of antibody-induced TRALl. METHODS BALB/c mice (n = 84) were ventilated for 5 h with low (7.5 ml/kg) or high (15 ml/kg) tidal volume, a positive end-expiratory pressure of 2 cm H(2)O and a fraction of inspired oxygen of 50%. After 3 h of MV, TRALI was induced by infusion of MHC-I antibodies (4.5 mg/kg); controls received vehicle. Non-ventilated animals receiving vehicle, isotype or MHC-I antibodies served as additional controls. RESULTS All animals receiving MHC-I antibodies developed TRALI within 2 h. In mice in which TRALI was induced, MV with low tidal volumes aggravated pulmonary injury, as evidenced by an increase in neutrophil influx, pulmonary and systemic levels of cytokines and lung histopathological changes compared to unventilated controls. The use of high tidal volume ventilation resulted in a further increase in protein leakage and pulmonary edema. CONCLUSIONS Mechanical ventilation (MV) synergistically augmented lung injury during TRALI, which was even further enhanced by the use of injurious ventilator settings. Results suggest that MV may be a risk factor for the onset of TRALI and may aggravate the course of disease.
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- A P J Vlaar
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Nonhemolytic transfusion reactions (NHTRs) are the most common transfusion reactions and include transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and allergic and febrile reactions. White blood cell (WBC) antibodies (Abs) against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and human neutrophil antigen (HNA) in blood components are frequently implicated in NHTRs, especially in TRALI. Recently, we established a five-cell-lineage immunofluorescence test, a modified granulocyte immunofluorescence test, and a panel of cell lines stably expressing HNAs for efficient detection of Abs against well-known HNA-1 to HNA-5, and also Abs against neutrophil antigens other than HNA-1 to HNA-5. Using these techniques, we found that most of the non-HLA WBC Abs detected in NHTR cases were against antigens other than HNA-1 to HNA-5. In addition, using our newly established neutrophil activation test, which assesses neutrophil activation elicited by immunologic stimuli such as WBC Abs and immune complex, we found that heparin-binding protein is a potential final effector molecule that induces NHTRs, including TRALI. More recently, we reported that the basophil activation test, which was originally developed to identify allergens in the field of allergic diseases, might be useful in transfusion medicine. In this review, we summarize these new techniques and other related tests.
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- Fumiya Hirayama
- Japanese Red Cross Osaka Blood Center, Morinomiya, Joto-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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Fung YL, Silliman CC. The role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Transfus Med Rev 2009; 23:266-83. [PMID: 19765516 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the major cause of transfusion related morbidity and mortality, world wide. Efforts to reduce or eliminate this serious complication of blood transfusion are hampered by an incomplete understanding of its pathogenesis. Currently, TRALI is thought to be mediated by donor alloantibodies directed against host leukocytes or the result of 2 distinct clinical events. For both proposed mechanisms, the neutrophil is the key effector cell. This article reviews TRALI pathophysiology, explores the role of the neutrophil, details practical information for appropriate diagnosis and promotes further studies into the pathogenesis of TRALI.
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- Yoke Lin Fung
- Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Chapman CE, Stainsby D, Jones H, Love E, Massey E, Win N, Navarrete C, Lucas G, Soni N, Morgan C, Choo L, Cohen H, Williamson LM. Ten years of hemovigilance reports of transfusion-related acute lung injury in the United Kingdom and the impact of preferential use of male donor plasma. Transfusion 2009; 49:440-52. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01948.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Berger-Achituv S, Ellis MH, Curtis BR, Wolach B. Transfusion-related acute lung injury following intravenous anti-D administration in an adolescent. Am J Hematol 2008; 83:676-8. [PMID: 18383320 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is associated with administration of all plasma containing blood products. We present a 14-year-old adolescent diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who developed acute respiratory insufficiency compatible with TRALI within 5 hr following intravenous anti-D. Full blown noncardiogenic pulmonary edema was noted after 9 hr. Mechanical ventilation was not required and the patient made a full recovery after 36 hr. Analysis of the anti-D preparation revealed reactivity against the neutrophil FcgammaRIIIb. A postinfusion serum sample contained antibodies against class I human HLA-A11 antigen. Clinicians should consider TRALI in patients developing unexplained dyspnea after receiving intravenous anti-D.
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Gower WA, Collaco JM, Mogayzel PJ. Pulmonary dysfunction in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: non-infectious and long-term complications. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007; 49:225-33. [PMID: 17029245 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pulmonary complications are among the most frequently encountered sequelae of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Non-infectious complications are becoming increasingly more common in this unique population. This review addresses the diagnosis and management of non-infectious manifestations of lung disease in pediatric HSCT patients and briefly discusses the long-term pulmonary function of childhood HSCT survivors.
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- W Adam Gower
- Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-2533, USA
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In recent years, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) has developed from an almost unknown transfusion reaction to the most common cause of transfusion-related major morbidities and fatalities. A clinical definition of TRALI was established in 2004, based on acute respiratory distress, non-cardiogenic lung oedema temporal association with transfusion and hypoxaemia. Histological findings reveal lung oedema, capillary leucostasis and neutrophil extravasation. However, the pathogenesis of TRALI remains controversial. Leucocyte antibodies, present in fresh frozen plasma and platelet concentrates from multiparous donors, and neutrophil priming agents released in stored cellular blood components have been considered to be causative. As neutrophils and endothelial cells are pivotal in the pathogenesis of TRALI, a threshold model was established to try to unify the various reported findings on pathogenesis. This model comprises the priming of neutrophils and/or endothelium by the patient's co-morbidity, neutrophil and/or endothelial cell activation by the transfused blood component, and the severity of the TRALI reaction.
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- Jürgen Bux
- DRK-Blood Service West of the German Red Cross, Hagen, Germany.
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Church GD, Price C, Sanchez R, Looney MR. Transfusion-related acute lung injury in the paediatric patient: Two case reports and a review of the literature. Transfus Med 2006; 16:343-8. [PMID: 16999757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2006.00683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is increasingly recognized as a major complication of transfusion therapy; it was the leading cause of transfusion-related fatalities in the United States in 2003. Most cases of TRALI that have been reported are in adult patients. We present two cases of TRALI that occurred in children and review the existing literature of paediatric TRALI. The paediatric TRALI case reports highlight two laboratory findings that can help in the diagnosis of TRALI: transient leucopenia and an elevated pulmonary oedema fluid/plasma protein ratio. These two simple diagnostic tests can help rule out other diagnoses and add confidence to the clinical diagnosis of TRALI. Finally, our first case also highlights the potential danger of directed maternal blood donations, which may increase the risk of paediatric TRALI.
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- G D Church
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0130, USA.
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Gauvin F, Lacroix J, Robillard P, Lapointe H, Hume H. Acute transfusion reactions in the pediatric intensive care unit. Transfusion 2006; 46:1899-908. [PMID: 17076844 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00995.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute transfusion reactions (ATRs) are probably underdiagnosed in critically ill children because associated symptoms can frequently be attributed to the patient's underlying disease. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence, type, imputability, and severity of ATRs observed in a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS All transfusions of labile blood product administered to consecutive patients admitted to our PICU, between February 2002 and February 2004, were prospectively recorded. For each transfusion, the bedside nurse recorded the patient's status before, during, and up to 4 hours after the transfusion, as well as the presence of any new sign or symptom suggesting an ATR. Three independent experts retrospectively reviewed all transfusion event reports and hospital charts. The presence, type, imputability, and severity of ATRs were adjudicated by consensus of two of three experts (Delphi method), with predefined criteria. RESULTS A total of 2509 transfusions were administered to 305 patients during the study. Forty transfusion events (1.6%) were confirmed to be ATRs by expert consensus: 24 febrile nonhemolytic, 6 minor allergic, 4 isolated hypotension, 3 bacterial contamination, 1 major allergic (anaphylactic shock), 1 TRALI, and 1 hemolytic reaction. Imputability of ATRs was probable or possible in 35 cases (88%). ATRs led to an immediate vital threat in 15 percent of cases. CONCLUSION Improved surveillance of transfusions given to PICU patients and better knowledge of these reactions by health care professionals should improve the safety of transfusions in the PICU.
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- France Gauvin
- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious and potentially fatal complication of transfusion of blood and blood components. TRALI is under-diagnosed and under-reported because of a lack of awareness. A number of models have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of TRALI: an antibody mediated model; a two-event biologically active mediator model; and a combined model. TRALI can occur with any type of blood product and can occur with as little as one unit. Its presentation is similar to other forms of acute lung injury and management is predominantly supportive. The main strategy in combating TRALI is prevention both through manipulation of the donor pool and through clinical strategies directed at reducing transfusion of blood products including, but not limited to, evidence-based lower transfusion thresholds. This article presents a review of TRALI and addresses the definition, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention of the syndrome.
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- N A Barrett
- Intensive Therapy Unit, University of Sydney at The Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
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Swanson K, Dwyre DM, Krochmal J, Raife TJ. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI): Current Clinical and Pathophysiologic Considerations. Lung 2006; 184:177-85. [PMID: 16902843 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-005-2578-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare transfusion reaction presenting as respiratory distress during or after transfusion of blood products. TRALI varies in severity, and mortality is not uncommon. TRALI reactions have equal gender distributions and can occur in all age groups. All blood products, except albumin, have been implicated in TRALI reactions. TRALI presents as acute respiratory compromise occurring in temporal proximity to a transfusion of a blood product. Other causes of acute lung injury should be excluded in order to definitively diagnose TRALI. Clinically and pathologically, TRALI mimics acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with neutrophil-derived inflammatory chemokines and cytokines believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of both entities. Anti-HLA and anti-neutrophil antibodies have been implicated in some cases of TRALI. Treatment for TRALI is supportive; prevention is important. It is suspected that TRALI is both underdiagnosed and underreported. One of the difficulties in the evaluation of potential TRALI reactions is, until recently, the lack of diagnostic criteria. A group of transfusion medicine experts, the American-European Consensus Conference (AECC), recently met and developed diagnostic criteria of TRALI, as well as recommendations for management of donors to prevent future TRALI reactions. In light of the AECC consensus recommendations, we report an incident of TRALI in an oncology patient as an example of the potential severity of the lung disease and the clinical and laboratory evaluation of the patient. We also review the literature on this important complication of blood transfusion that internists may encounter.
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- Kelly Swanson
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa city, IA, 52242, USA
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We describe transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) in 2 acute leukemia cases to increase awareness of this under reported serious transfusion complication syndrome in multitransfused patients. There are a number of reports in multitransfused patients with nonmalignant disorders. However, reports of pediatric oncology patients are few, suggesting a lack of recognition or misdiagnosis of the syndrome. A disproportionately high number of fatalities in children is recorded in the literature. This highlights the need for increased awareness and appropriate treatment of this serious complication of transfusion. Although TRALI is initially a clinical diagnosis, the laboratory investigation is vital as it contributes to defining the pathogenesis of the syndrome and importantly facilitates the effective management of implicated donations and donors. An investigational strategy for suspected cases is presented and the results are discussed in the context of current proposed mechanisms for TRALI. As each transfused blood product is associated with a potential risk of TRALI, more frequent reports in patients receiving large volume or recurrent transfusion would be expected.
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- Yoke Lin Fung
- Innovation Laboratory, Australian Red Cross Blood Service- Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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The objective of this review is to present the two-event model of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), a life-threatening complication of transfusions that has been the most common cause of transfusion-related death over the past 2 yrs in the United States. The two-event model of TRALI, which is identical to the pathogenesis of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is reviewed and contrasted to antibody-mediated TRALI. Laboratory studies, both in vitro and in vivo, are discussed as well as human studies of TRALI. Methods to avoid patient exposure to blood components that may cause TRALI are also discussed.
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- Christopher C Silliman
- Bonfils Blood Center and Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a life-threatening adverse event of transfusion, which has an increasing incidence in the United States and is the leading cause of transfusion-related death. TRALI and acute lung injury (ALI) share a common clinical definition except that TRALI is temporally- and mechanistically-related to transfusion of blood or blood components. A number of different models have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis. The first is an antibody-mediated event whereby transfusion of anti-HLA, class I or class II, or anti-granulocyte antibodies into patients whose leukocytes express the cognate antigens. The antibody:antigen interaction causes complement-mediated pulmonary sequestration and activation of neutrophils (PMNs) resulting in TRALI. The second is a two-event model: the first event is the clinical condition of the patient resulting in pulmonary endothelial activation and PMN sequestration, and the second event is the transfusion of a biologic response modifier (including anti-granulocyte antibodies, lipids, and CD40 ligand) that activates these adherent PMNs resulting in endothelial damage, capillary leak, and TRALI. These hypotheses are discussed with respect to animal models and human studies that provide the experimental and clinical relevance. The definition of TRALI, patient predisposition, treatment, prevention and reporting guidelines are also examined.
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- Christopher C Silliman
- Bonfils Blood Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 717 Yosemite Circle, Denver, CO 80230, USA.
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Analyses of fatal transfusion reactions in the UK and USA have shown that transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is among the most common causes of fatal transfusion reactions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Review of the literature was used to analyse TRALI. RESULTS TRALI is characterized by acute respiratory distress and non-cardiogenic lung oedema developing during, or within 6 h of, transfusion. In atypical cases, TRALI can become symptomatic much later. TRALI must be carefully differentiated from transfusion-associated circulatory overload. In its fulminant presentation, TRALI can be clinically indistinguishable from acute respiratory distress syndrome occurring as a result of other causes. The severity of TRALI depends upon the susceptibility of the patient to develop a more clinically significant reaction as a result of an underlying disease process, and upon the nature of triggers in the transfused blood components, including granulocyte-binding alloantibodies (immune TRALI) or neutrophil-priming substances such as biologically active lipids (non-immune TRALI). Immune TRALI, which occurs mainly after the transfusion of fresh-frozen plasma and platelet concentrates, is a rare event (about one incidence per 5000 transfusions) but frequently ( approximately 70%) requires mechanical ventilation (severe TRALI) and is not uncommonly fatal (6-9% of cases). Non-immune TRALI, which occurs mainly after the transfusion of stored platelet and erythrocyte concentrates, seems to be characterized by a more benign clinical course, with oxygen support sufficient as a form of therapy in most cases, and a lower mortality than immune TRALI. CONCLUSIONS By virtue of its morbidity and mortality, TRALI has become one of the most serious current complications of transfusion. To prevent further antibody-mediated cases, the evaluation of TRALI should include leucocyte antibody testing of implicated donors. However, further studies are necessary for the prevention of this serious transfusion complication.
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- J Bux
- DRK Blood Service West, Hagen, Germany.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-associated mortality. TRALI occurs in children and adults, but the syndrome has not been reviewed from a pediatric perspective. We reviewed the literature on TRALI from a pediatric perspective. TRALI has been documented in pediatric patients, especially in the setting of hematologic malignancy. Additional TRALI cases have been reported in pediatric patients with a variety of diagnoses. TRALI is likely to be much more common than previously appreciated in the pediatric patient population. TRALI should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all pediatric patients who develop new acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during or within six hours of a blood product transfusion. When a case of TRALI is suspected, a transfusion reaction report to the blood bank is important to initiate the investigation and identify the implicated donor.
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- Rosa Sanchez
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Sinnott P, Bodger S, Gupta A, Brophy M. Presence of HLA antibodies in single-donor-derived fresh frozen plasma compared with pooled, solvent detergent-treated plasma (Octaplas). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 31:271-4. [PMID: 15548265 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2370.2004.00481.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adverse reactions to plasma transfusion are well documented. One of the most serious hazards of transfusion, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), has nearly as high an incidence of mortality and major morbidity as that reported for the transfusion of incorrect blood components. The specific mechanisms of plasma component-induced adverse reactions remain unclear, but a major contribution may be related to the presence of alloantibodies. In this study, a laboratory analysis was undertaken to determine the presence of HLA antibodies in leucodepleted single-donor-derived fresh frozen plasma (FFP). A comparison was made with a pooled plasma product that has undergone solvent detergent treatment. In total, 58 plasma samples from single-donor units of leucodepleted FFP were tested along with samples from 12 units (three for each ABO blood group) of the pooled plasma (Octaplas); Octapharma Ltd, Coventry, UK), for the presence of HLA antibodies. HLA-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods were used to screen for their presence, and complement-dependent cytotoxicity and flow cytometry analyses were used to further define their presence, specificity and class [immunoglobulin G (IgG)/IgM]. In the study groups, HLA antibodies were found to be present in five of the single-donor units (9%) while the pooled plasma samples tested negative.
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- P Sinnott
- Tissue Typing Laboratory, Royal London Hospital Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK.
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Moalic V, Vaillant C, Ferec C. Syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë post-transfusionnel : une pathologie méconnue. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 53:111-5. [PMID: 15708656 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2004.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2004] [Accepted: 06/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare but potentially severe complication of blood transfusion, manifested by pulmonary oedema, fever and hypotension. The signs and symptoms are often attributed to other clinical aspects of a patient's condition, and therefore, TRALI may go unrecognised. It has been estimated to be the third cause of transfusion related mortality, so it should be better diagnosed. Cases are related to multiple blood units, such as white blood cells, red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelets or intravenous immunoglobulins. Physiopathology of TRALI is poorly understood, and still controversial. It is often due to an immunological conflict between transfused plasma antibodies and recipients' blood cells. These antibodies are either HLA (class I or II) or granulocyte-specific. They appear to act as mediators, which result in granulocytes aggregation, activation and micro vascular pulmonary injury. Lipids or cytokines in blood units are also involved as TRALI priming agents. Diagnosis is based on antibody screening in blood components and on specific-antigen detection in the recipient. The screening of anti-HLA or anti-granulocytes is recommended as part of prevention for female donors who had been pregnant. Preventative measures should also include leucoreduction and measures to decrease the amount of priming agents in blood components. In this article, we summarise what is known about TRALI, and we focus attention on unanswered questions and controversial issues related to TRALI.
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- V Moalic
- Laboratoire HLA, service de génétique moléculaire et d'histocompatibilité, centre hospitalier universitaire Augustin-Morvan, 5 avenue Foch, 29200 Brest, France.
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a life-threatening adverse effect of transfusion that is occurring at increasing incidence in the United States and that, in the past 2 reporting years, has been the leading cause of transfusion-related death. TRALI and acute lung injury (ALI) share a common clinical definition except that TRALI is temporally and mechanistically related to the transfusion of blood/blood components. In prospective studies, 2 patient groups, 1 requiring cardiac surgery and 1 with hematologic malignancies and undergoing induction chemotherapy, were predisposed. Two different etiologies have been proposed. The first is a single antibody-mediated event involving the transfusion of anti-HLA class I and class II or antigranulocyte antibodies into patients whose leukocytes express the cognate antigens. The second is a 2-event model: the first event is the clinical condition of the patient resulting in pulmonary endothelial activation and neutrophil sequestration, and the second event is the transfusion of a biologic response modifier (including lipids or antibodies) that activates these adherent polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), resulting in endothelial damage, capillary leak, and TRALI. These hypotheses are discussed, as are the animal models and human studies that provide the experimental and clinical relevance. Prevention, treatment, and a proposed definition of TRALI, especially in the context of ALI, are also examined.
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Noji H, Shichishima T, Ogawa K, Shikama Y, Ohto H, Maruyama Y. Transfusion-related acute lung injury following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Intern Med 2004; 43:1068-72. [PMID: 15609705 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.1068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a clinical syndrome characterized by bilateral pulmonary edema in association with transfusions. We encountered a 23-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in whom TRALI without anti-human leukocyte antigen class I and anti-granulocyte antibodies developed following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. TRALI improved mainly in association with treatment of saline and ventilation support after several days, but graft-versus-host disease and thrombotic microangiopathy developed, resulting in death due to multiple organ failure. This case indicates that TRALI can also occur following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
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- Hideyoshi Noji
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima
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Kiefel V. Nichtinfektiöse unerwünschte Wirkungen. TRANSFUSIONSMEDIZIN 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-10597-9_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ganguly S, Carrum G, Nizzi F, Heslop HE, Popat U. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) following allogeneic stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2004; 75:48-51. [PMID: 14695632 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious complication of transfusion characterized by dyspnea, hypoxemia, hypotension, fever, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Although the frequency is estimated at 1/1,120 to 1/5,000 transfusions, few cases have been reported after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. We report a case occurring in an allogeneic transplant recipient who developed acute respiratory distress and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates 2 hr after a platelet transfusion due to the presence of anti granulocyte antibody HNA-3a in the product. As there is a wide differential diagnosis for pulmonary infiltrates developing post transplant, TRALI may be under-recognized and should be considered in this setting.
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- Siddhartha Ganguly
- Center for Gene and Cell Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Askari S, Nollet K, Debol SM, Brunstein CG, Eastlund T. Transfusion-related acute lung injury during plasma exchange: Suspecting the unsuspected. J Clin Apher 2003; 17:93-6. [PMID: 12210713 DOI: 10.1002/jca.10013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) has been implicated with use of almost all types of blood products that contain variable amounts of plasma. Even though the reported incidence of TRALI is rare, its overall occurrence is thought to be more common, as less severe cases remain unreported. More TRALI cases are unrecognized and misdiagnosed due to lack of suspicion and absence of appropriate investigation. There are exceedingly rare reports of TRALI during plasma exchange despite the fact that liters of plasma may be used for replacement during a single procedure. We describe a mild case of TRALI during plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a 56-year-old woman, status post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She developed severe rigors, peripheral cyanosis, hypoxia, and a transient diffuse pulmonary infiltrate. Of the 10 U of plasma used, one was from a multiparous female donor with HLA antibodies reactive with patient's granulocytes in immunofluorescence and agglutination assays. This case emphasizes the fact that the physicians and apheresis staff should consider TRALI in the differential diagnosis for patients developing respiratory distress during or soon after the procedure. Diagnosing TRALI has implications not only for the plasma exchange recipient, but also for the management of donors found to have leukocyte antibodies.
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- Sabeen Askari
- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
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Fung YL, Goodison KA, Wong JKL, Minchinton RM. Investigating transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). Intern Med J 2003; 33:286-90. [PMID: 12823673 DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can be a life-threatening transfusion complication and should be considered whenever respiratory distress occurs during a transfusion. Management of donors implicated in TRALI is a n important haemovigilance responsibility for blood services. To enable this, it is imperative to develop an effective strategy for investigating TRALI. The present paper describes an effective approach. METHODS Cases of suspected TRALI we re referred to the Platelet and Granulocyte Immunobiology Laboratory at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service-Queensland; a reference neutrophil testing service. Recipient and donor samples were tested for the presence of leucocyte antibodies. Where possible, compatibility testing was performed between donor and recipient samples. RESULTS From March 1999 to June 2001 , leucocyte antibodies directed against neutrophil-specific or human leucocyte antigens (HIA) were detected in at least one donor in seven of the nine cases investigated. Incompatibility with patient antigens (HNA-2a, non-specific HLA and HLA B5, B16, B35) was confirmed by cross matching in three cases. CONCLUSION TRALI is a serious non-infectious hazard of transfusion that must be reported and investigated promptly. Prompt investigations allow appropriate management of implicated donations and donors so as to minimize the incidence of TRALI. Therefore, the role of clinicians in reporting such cases and the hospital blood banks in collecting appropriate samples is critical. We suggest that hospital blood banks retain transfused donation units for at least 24 h after transfusion to expedite TRALI investigations. Due to the specialized nature of investigation, it is necessary to direct such investigations to specialist reference neutrophil testing services. In cases where the recipient has the leucocyte antibody, the use of white cell filters in future transfusions should be beneficial, because there is little evidence to substantiate the use of phenotyped blood products.
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- Y L Fung
- Platelet and Granulocyte Immunobiology, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Nishimura M, Mitsunaga S, Juji T. Supernatants of stored polymorphonuclear neutrophils exhibit growth-promoting activity in several cell lines: perforin expression in polymorphonuclear neutrophils and its role in down-regulation of growth-promoting activity. Vox Sang 2002; 82:150-5. [PMID: 11952990 DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2002.00156.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play important roles in the host immune defence. This study was performed to identify roles of PMNs other than those already known. MATERIALS AND METHODS PMNs were separated from the peripheral blood of healthy individuals and stored in vitro for 24 h in the presence or absence of an anti-human Fc receptor (FcR) gamma III antibody, namely, anti-CD16 monoclonal antibody (mAb). Stored supernatants were harvested and incubated with several leukaemia and transformed cell lines for 48 h. The increase in growth rate was assessed by the increase in the amount of 3H-thymidine incorporated into these cells. Expression of perforin on PMNs, which is thought to decrease cell viability, was elucidated by flow cytometry (FCM) analysis. The presence of perforin in the stored supernatants was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A serine protease inhibitor, which is known to block the effect of perforin, was added to the cultures of several leukaemia and transformed cell lines to confirm the effect of perforin in reducing cell viability. RESULTS Growth promotion of some cell lines cultured with the stored supernatants of PMNs was observed both in the presence and absence of anti-CD16 mAb, which was used as a trigger molecule of PMNs. This was particularly notable in the case of Raji and Daudi (both Burkitt lymphoma) cell lines and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (B-LCLs) derived from healthy individuals. Perforin expression was observed in both freshly prepared and stored PMNs, regardless of the presence or absence of anti-CD16 mAb. ELISA also detected perforin in the stored supernatants in both the presence and absence of anti-CD16 mAb. The increase in growth rate was induced in the presence of not only a serine protease inhibitor but also an anti-perforin mAb. CONCLUSIONS Stored supernatants of PMNs exhibit up-regulation of cell growth in several cell lines; this up-regulation is particularly prominent in B-lineage cell lines. Furthermore, perforin appeared to be expressed on PMNs constitutively and secreted into the extracellular fluid. Results of this study strongly suggest that the growth-promoting activity in supernatants of stored PMNs is partially inhibited by perforin, which is thought to be produced by PMNs themselves.
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- M Nishimura
- Department of Research, The Japanese Red Cross, Central Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Nishimura M, Ishikawa Y, Mitsunaga S. Downregulation of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes by Triggering CD 1 6 Antigen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.12667/mhc.9.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Motoko Nishimura
- Department of Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Red Cross, Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Red Cross, Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Research, The Japanese Red Cross, Central Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan
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BACKGROUND Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare condition that is commonly associated with the transfusion of donor plasma containing WBC antibodies. Biologically active lipids that accumulate during storage of RBCs and platelets may also cause TRALI. There has been only one previously reported case of recurrent TRALI. CASE REPORT A patient received a transfusion 2 days after undergoing hysterectomy; she developed TRALI after receiving the transfusion. The patient recovered after being on ventilation for 6 days but received an additional transfusion and had a second episode of TRALI, which required further ventilation. RESULTS Laboratory investigation of the first episode of TRALI suggested the presence of HLA-A2 (N = 1) and granulocyte-specific IgM antibodies (N = 2) in the sera from three of the donors. All three sera reacted in crossmatch studies with the patient's granulocytes and lymphocytes. Lymphocyte-specific IgG antibodies were detected in the patient's serum. There was no evidence to suggest the involvement of WBC antibodies in the second episode of TRALI. Antibody screening of the donors' samples and both forward and reverse crossmatch studies were negative. CONCLUSION The first episode of TRALI seems to be due to the action of HLA-A2 and granulocyte-specific IgM antibodies. The second episode may have been due to the action of lipid neutrophil-priming agents in the donors' units in association with the patient's underlying pulmonary condition (i.e., recovering from lung injury). TRALI can recur if a patient requires further transfusion support shortly after an initial episode of TRALI.
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- N Win
- Department of Immunohaematology, National Blood Service, South Thames Centre, London, UK.
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Lucas G, Rogers S, Evans R, Hambley H, Win N. Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury Associated with Interdonor Incompatibility for the Neutrophil-Specific Antigen HNA-1a. Vox Sang 2000. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2000.7920112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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