EM@3AM - January 16, 2021- By Rachel Bridwell
Reviewed by: Brit Long and Alex Koyfman
"Pearls:- Underrecognized in population receiving transfusion has presents similarly to ARDS
- Common in cardiac surgery patients
- More common in donor products from parous female donor in apheresis components
- Occurs within 6 hours of transfusion, pulmonary infiltrates in the absence of cardiac dysfunction
- High rates of intubation in this population, requiring barotrauma mitigation
- Potential benefit with steroids"