Status:

UNKNOWN

The Incidence of TRALI in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic-Oncology Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Conditions:

Dyspnea

Pulmonary Edema

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

Currently Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-related mortality in the United States, and one of major post-transfusion complications. TRALI is defined as...

Detailed Description

Background The transfusion of blood products is occasionally complicated by acute lung injury (ALI), which can progress to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Such transfusion-related acu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged \>18 years old, with ASA I-III, undergoing elective orthopedic-oncology procedures in the Sourasky Medical Center, and receiving blood products pre-, intra-, or post-operatively.

Exclusion

  • Patients with a history of chronic renal insufficiency (creatinine \> 1.5 of normal value), congestive heart failure, hepatic dysfunction, preexisting ALI, or acute infection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

550 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00914784

Start Date

August 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2011

Last Update

June 5 2009

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Tel Aviv Sourasky medical center

Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239