Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI

Unexpected acute respiratory failure after anesthesia is a diagnostic challenge: residual neuromuscular blockade, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, laryngospasm, atelectasis, aspiration pneumonitis, and other more uncommon causes should be taken into account at diagnosis. Lung ultrasound and echocardio...

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Main Authors: J. I. Alonso-Fernández, J. R. Prieto-Recio, C. García-Bernardo, I. García-Saiz, J. Rico-Feijoo, C. Aldecoa
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/362506
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author J. I. Alonso-Fernández
J. R. Prieto-Recio
C. García-Bernardo
I. García-Saiz
J. Rico-Feijoo
C. Aldecoa
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description Unexpected acute respiratory failure after anesthesia is a diagnostic challenge: residual neuromuscular blockade, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, laryngospasm, atelectasis, aspiration pneumonitis, and other more uncommon causes should be taken into account at diagnosis. Lung ultrasound and echocardiography are diagnostic tools that would provide the differential diagnosis. We report a suspected case of a transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) following administration of platelets. The usefulness of lung and cardiac ultrasound is discussed to facilitate the challenging diagnosis of the acute early postoperative respiratory failure.
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spellingShingle J. I. Alonso-Fernández
J. R. Prieto-Recio
C. García-Bernardo
I. García-Saiz
J. Rico-Feijoo
C. Aldecoa
Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
Case Reports in Critical Care
title Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
title_full Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
title_fullStr Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
title_short Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI
title_sort cardiac and pulmonary ultrasound for diagnosing trali
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/362506
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