An Analysis of the Association of Whole Blood Transfusion With the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association of whole blood and other blood products (components, prothrombin complex concentrate, and fibrinogen concentrate) with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) among blood recipients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database between 2020 and 2021.

Patients

Patients 15 years old or older in the TQIP database between 2020 and 2022 who received at least one blood product.

Interventions

We compared characteristics and blood product administration between patients who developed ARDS versus those who did not.

Measurements and main results

There were 134,863 that met inclusion for this analysis. Within the include

SUBMITTER: Moreno AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12121348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature