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        news Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury Presenting with Acute Dyspnoea: A Case Report

        Presented by:Journal of Medical Case Reports / Altaf Gauhar Haji, Shekhar Sharma, DK Vijaykumar and Jerry Paul
        Summary points:A 46-year-old presents with breathlessness and chest discomfort that started 20 to 25 minutes after completing a blood transfusion after a laparotomy for an ovarian malignancy. This case report describes the patient's progress in ICU, treatments, and outcome, and includes some images. The authors describe the diagnostic criteria for acute lung injury, risk factors for transfusion-related acute lung injury, clinical features, and treatment.
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