title: Transfusion-related acute lung injury: report of two cases.
abstract: Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a severe life-threatening           complication of blood transfusion, characterized by acute lung injury developing           within 2-6 h of transfusion. However, TRALI is difficult to diagnose, and the initial           report or suspicion of TRALI depends on close collaboration between clinical           departments and transfusion centres. A total of 17 adverse post-transfusion           reactions were reported to the Blood Centre of the University Hospital Ostrava           as suspected TRALI between 2005 and 2010. We report two cases of serious           TRALI with different pathogenetic mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. zuzana.cermakova@fno.cz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Čermáková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kořískta
authors.forename: Š
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Blahutová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvořáčková
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brát
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valkovský
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hrdličková
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction