22EL-768 On-Demand eCast: TACO and TRALI: Pulmonary Adverse Effects of Transfusion

Live Program Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Program Number: 22EL-768

Educational Track: Technical/Clinical
Topic: Hemovigilance, Patient Transfusion
Intended Audience: Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Perfusionists, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Basic, Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: David Unold, MD, Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Speakers: Pearl Toy, MD, Professor Emeritus, Blood Bank Director Emeritus, Laboratory Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA; Mark Looney, MD, Professor, Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Program Description
Transfusion reactions presenting with pulmonary signs and symptoms are common. While progress has been made in the prevention of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI), Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) remains a common cause of morbidity. There is difficulty in differentiating between TACO and TRALI given similarities between the two entities and lack of a definitive biomarker for TRALI. Led by a transfusion medicine specialist and a pulmonary/critical care specialist, this program will explore pulmonary transfusion reactions and propose novel considerations regarding this difficult topic. Particularly, the role of clinical specialists in the diagnosis of pulmonary transfusion reactions will be elucidated.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Differentiate the pathophysiology and diagnosis of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) and Transfusion Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO).
• Report on the progress made in the prevention of TRALI (and what this may imply about reactions currently classified as TRALI).
• Describe the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TACO.
• Explain the role of clinical specialists in the evaluation of pulmonary transfusion reactions.

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