SHOT Annual Report 2009 - Serious Hazards of Transfusion
SHOT Annual Report 2009 - Serious Hazards of Transfusion
SHOT Annual Report 2009 - Serious Hazards of Transfusion
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14. <strong>Transfusion</strong>-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)<br />
Definition<br />
TACO includes any 4 <strong>of</strong> the following that occur within 6 hours <strong>of</strong> transfusion:<br />
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Acute respiratory distress<br />
Tachycardia<br />
Increased blood pressure<br />
Acute or worsening pulmonary oedema<br />
Evidence <strong>of</strong> positive fluid balance.<br />
DATA SUMMARY<br />
Total number <strong>of</strong> cases 34 Implicated components Mortality/morbidity<br />
RBC only (OA, PR, WB) 22 Deaths due to transfusion 0<br />
Platelets only 1<br />
Deaths in which reaction was<br />
implicated<br />
FFP only (MB-FFP) 1 Major morbidity 9<br />
RBC + platelets 5<br />
RBC + FFP (untreated) 3<br />
RBC + FFP + platelets 1<br />
RBC + FFP + platelets + cryo 1<br />
4<br />
Gender<br />
Age<br />
Emergency vs. routine and core<br />
hours vs. out <strong>of</strong> core hours<br />
Where transfusion took place<br />
Male<br />
Female<br />
Unknown<br />
11<br />
23<br />
0<br />
18 years+<br />
16 years+ to 18 years<br />
1 year+ to 16 years<br />
28 days+ to 1 year<br />
Birth to 28 days<br />
Unknown<br />
Total<br />
34<br />
34<br />
Emergency<br />
Routine<br />
Not known<br />
In core hours<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> core hours<br />
Not known/applicable<br />
6<br />
6<br />
22<br />
17<br />
17<br />
0<br />
ED<br />
Theatre<br />
ITU/NNU/HDU/Recovery<br />
Wards<br />
Community<br />
Other*<br />
Not known<br />
0<br />
1<br />
3<br />
16<br />
0<br />
4<br />
10<br />
* Emergency Assessment Unit/Clinical Decision Unit<br />
Twenty questionnaires on TACO were received; 9 were transferred in from the ATR section and 5 from the TRALI section,<br />
resulting in a total <strong>of</strong> 34 cases which are reported in this chapter.<br />
Definition<br />
Cases were assessed by the reviewer for probability <strong>of</strong> a diagnosis <strong>of</strong> TACO based on the International Society <strong>of</strong> Blood<br />
<strong>Transfusion</strong> (ISBT) definition. 14 Five <strong>of</strong> 34 cases were assessed to be highly likely, 14 probable and 15 possible.<br />
Patients<br />
There were 11 men and 23 women. The median age was 72.5 (range 27 to 89) years, with 20 patients (58.8%) 70<br />
years or over and 5 patients under 50 years. There were no patients under 18 years.<br />
116 14. <strong>Transfusion</strong>-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO)