Table 4.

Definition of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI).

*During or within 6 hours of the completion of the transfusion. 
†Recognition by the clinical care team that ALI is most likely due to the transfusion. 
Abbreviations: ALI, acute lung injury 

  1. TRALI in patients with clinical risk factors for ALI:

    • New ALI temporally related to transfusion.*

    • The new ALI is thought to be mechanistically related to the transfusion. †

    • Worsening of pre-existing pulmonary insufficiency temporally related to transfusion.

  2. TRALI without clinical risk factors for ALI:

    • New ALI temporally related to transfusion.*

    • Worsening of pre-existing pulmonary insufficiency temporally related to transfusion.

 
*During or within 6 hours of the completion of the transfusion. 
†Recognition by the clinical care team that ALI is most likely due to the transfusion. 
Abbreviations: ALI, acute lung injury 

  1. TRALI in patients with clinical risk factors for ALI:

    • New ALI temporally related to transfusion.*

    • The new ALI is thought to be mechanistically related to the transfusion. †

    • Worsening of pre-existing pulmonary insufficiency temporally related to transfusion.

  2. TRALI without clinical risk factors for ALI:

    • New ALI temporally related to transfusion.*

    • Worsening of pre-existing pulmonary insufficiency temporally related to transfusion.

 
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