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Transfusion-related acute lung injury

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurring within 4 hours of transfusion. The estimated frequency is 1 in 5,000 transfusions and the mechanism remains poorly understood. The prognosis is much better than with most other cases of ARDS.

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