Table 1.

Implicated blood products in the 48-month study period (July 1991-June 1995) and the relative prevalence of TRALI per unit transfused of each

Implicated componentNo. of TRALI reactionsNo. of units transfusedPrevalence, % (ratio)
WB-PLTs 72 31 074 0.23 (1 of 432)  
A-PLTs 2 447 0.082 (1 of 1 224) 
PRBCs 15 66 161 0.023 (1 of 4 410) 
FFP 19 411 0.0052 (1 of 19 411)  
All cellular components 89 99 682 0.089 (1 of 1 120)  
All components 90 119 093 0.076 (1/ of 1 323) 
Implicated componentNo. of TRALI reactionsNo. of units transfusedPrevalence, % (ratio)
WB-PLTs 72 31 074 0.23 (1 of 432)  
A-PLTs 2 447 0.082 (1 of 1 224) 
PRBCs 15 66 161 0.023 (1 of 4 410) 
FFP 19 411 0.0052 (1 of 19 411)  
All cellular components 89 99 682 0.089 (1 of 1 120)  
All components 90 119 093 0.076 (1/ of 1 323) 

WB-PLTs indicates platelets separated from whole blood by centrifugation; A-PLTs, platelets collected by apheresis on a Cobe Spectra apheresis apparatus (Gambro BCT, Lakewood, CO); PRBCs, packed red blood cells; and FFP, fresh frozen plasma.

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