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069CE: Preventing TRALI with Beth Shaz
069CE: Preventing TRALI with Beth Shaz
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Continuing education episode! Over the past 15 years, Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) has caused in more deaths than any other complication. Since many cases are caused by antibodies in blood donors, blood collection establishments around the world have taken numerous steps in an effort to prevent TRALI (also known as TRALI "mitigation"). Dr. Beth Shaz and a group of distinguished researchers decided to investigate and see if they could quantify the impact of the interventions. They looked at over 10 million transfusions across 9 states in the U.S., and their results may surprise you!
Released:
May 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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