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The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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ARDS - Acute lung injury

See under 'TRALI'

Publications

Peak DK, Davis WT, Walton SB

Late Presentation of Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury in the Emergency Department.

Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine. 2019;3(1):33-35

Torbati SS, Schlesinger S, Niku D

Acute respiratory failure during routine blood transfusion: a case report and review of the literature.

The Journal of emergency medicine. 2014;46(3):341-4

Jin SM, Jang MJ, Huh JY, Park MH, Song EY, Oh D

A case of transfusion-related acute lung injury induced by anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies in acute leukemia.

The Korean journal of hematology. 2012;47(4):302-6

Shaz BH, Stowell SR, Hillyer CD

Transfusion-related acute lung injury: from bedside to bench and back.

Blood. 2011;117(5):1463-71

Famularo G, Galluzzo M

Transfusion-related acute lung injury.

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne. 2007;177(2):149-50

Fadeyi EA, De Los Angeles Muniz M, Wayne AS, Klein HG, Leitman SF, Stroncek DF

The transfusion of neutrophil-specific antibodies causes leukopenia and a broad spectrum of pulmonary reactions.

Transfusion. 2007;47(3):545-50