Fatal Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury Following Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery: A Case Report
Presented by:
Cases Journal / Fauzia Ahmad Bawany and Hasanat Sharif
Summary points:
A previously healthy 68-year-old presents with critical 3-vessel coronary artery disease and undergoes coronary artery bypass graft surgery following an inferior wall myocardial infarction. This case report describes the surgery, the postoperative complications, treatment, and outcome. The authors discuss the risk factors for transfusion-related acute lung injury, its pathogenesis, detection methods, and treatment.
Fatal Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury Following Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery: A Case Report
