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Hematology Week 2: Adverse Transfusion Reactions Flashcards

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Question 1

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Transfusion risks of bloode-borne infections

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Prevalence of HIV and Hep C in the US?

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Window Period

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The period of time where the viral load is not high enough to be detected by a test

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How long is HIVs Window period?

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9-12 days

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How long is Hep C Window period?

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2 weeks

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What is a transfusion reaction?

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The frequency of transfusion reactions

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most common Hives/urticaria

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What to do for a suspected transfusion reaction?

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STOP THE TRANSFUSION!

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Acute Febrile Transfusion Reactions

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Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (AHTR)

Febrile Non-hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR)

Bacterial Contamination (Septic Reaction)

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AHTR AKA

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Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction

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FNHTR AKA

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Febrile Non-hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR)

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Septic Reaction AKA

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Bacterial Contamination

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Acute Febrile Reactions Qualifications

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1*C rise over baseline or if chills/rigors are present

The fever can be something very benign (FNHTR)

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something very serious

AHTR

Septic transfusion Reaction

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When there is a suspected febrile transfusion reaction

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Clerical Check

  • Right blood to the right patient
  • Redo the patients ABO Rh type
  • Recheck crossmatch compatibility

Visual post-transfusion hemolysis check +/- hemolysis

DAT Test

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DAT Test for a suspected febrile transfusion reaction

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AHTR is most commonly caused by?

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  • Preformed antibodies that can activate complement and cause intravascular hemolysis of donor RBCs
  • Often due to ABO incompatible blood
  • Most often from blood administered to the wrong patient
  • Wrong identification of blood specimen
  • Crossmatch error
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Classic S&S of AHTR

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  • Fever +/- chills (sometimes this is the only symptom!)
  • Unexplained microvascular bleeding/ DIC
  • Hypotension / shock
  • Gross hemoglobinuria
  • Renal Failure
  • Back/flank pain or pain at the infusion site
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Testing for suspected intravascular hemolysis

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  • Positive DAT
  • Haptoglobin significantly decreased
  • LDH Increased
  • Indirect bilirubin increased
  • Urine Hemoglobin Positive
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Septic Transfusion Reactions

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  • Platelets are the highest frequency offender due to room temp storage from common skin flora contaminants (Gram + like staph/strep)
  • RBC transfusions - much rarer than platelet contamination; reactions are usually much more severe Gram - bacteria (yersinia enterocolitica, pseudomonas aeruginosa, serratia marcescens) MUCH MORE SEVERE
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Platelets are stored at what temp

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20-24 *C

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Platelets storage needs and properties

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How platelets are infected

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Visually exam the unit!!! egg drop soup is no bueno!

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Septic Transfusion Reactions Clinical Presentations

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Fever - High often 2*C inrease

Rigors/chills

Hypotension (prominent)

Tachycardia

Nausea/vomiting

SOB

DIC

Symptoms typically occur very quickly within 15 minutes

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Lab features of a septic reaction

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  • Positive bacterial culture of bag and blood
  • negative DAT
  • Fever that does not respond to anti-pyretics
  • Lab evidence of DIC
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FNHTR proposed mechanisms

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Accumulated cytokines in product

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FNHTR Clinical Presentations

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  • Fever (>1*C) during or soon after transfusion
  • +/- chills or sensation of feeling cold
  • Symptoms often appear towards the end of the transfusion
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Case 1

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E gram-positive bacteria such as staph

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Case 1 part 2

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Acute Dyspneic Transfusion Reactions

3 listed

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  • Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
  • Transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO)
  • Anaphylaxis
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Allergic Transfusion Reactions

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Mild Allergic: Cutaneous Symptoms only

Anaphylactoid/anaphylactic: hypotension, dyspnea, stridol, wheezing, GI symptoms, cardiocascular collapse

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How to treat mild allergic transfusion reactions

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25-50 mg IV diphenhydramine

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Anaphylactic vs anaphylactoid

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Anaphylactic has cardiovascular collapse

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Anaphylaxis Clinical presentation

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  • Reactions usually occur 1-45 minutes of transfusion
  • similar to anaphylaxis from other causes
  • as little as a few mL of product can cause laryngeal edema and circulatory collapse
  • sever GI sumptoms (cramping, vomiting, diarrhea)
  • Treat like any other anaphylactic reaction
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Anaphylaxis Symptoms

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  • Skin findings
  • Angioedema
  • Bronchospasm/wheezing/SOB
  • GI symptoms
  • Hypotension
  • Cardiovascular collapse
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Anaphylaxis Etiology

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  • Anti-IgA in IgA deficient patients
  • most commonly patient has preformed antibodies to donor serum proteins
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Anti-IgA in IgA deficient patients important in

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anaphylaxis transfusion reaction

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TACO Mechanism

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Caused by rapid and/or massive infusion of blood products that results in acute pulmonary edema (induced congestive heart failure)

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TACO Presentation

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Must occur within 6 hours of transfusion

  • Dyspnea
  • Cough
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypertension
  • crackles in lung bases
  • Elevated CVP/Pulmonary artery wedge pressure
  • severe headache
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TACO vs TRALI

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TACO has Hypertension

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TACO high-risk patients

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  • Elderly and small patients
  • Liver/renal failure
  • Positive fluid balance
  • Severe compensated anemia
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TRALI mechanism

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  • new acute lung injury that occurs within 6 hours of transfusion
  • of plasma-containing blood products are the most implicated
  • leading cause of transfusion-related mortality 6-10% mortality even if recognized
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TRALI Presentation

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  • Must occur within 6 hours of transfusion (most occur within 1 hr)
  • hypotension
  • Dyspnea/cyanosis
  • Frothy white fluid from the E.T. Tube
  • Bilateral “white out” on CXR
  • Mechanical ventilation needed to support oxygenation
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TRALI etiology

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  • Donor anti-leukocyte antibodies bind recipient leukocytes
  • antibody/WBC complex localizes to the lungs
  • Leukocytes release cytokines and free oxygen radicals that damage the lung
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Case 3

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TACO and treat with diuretics and oxygen support

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Delayed Transfusion Reactions

3 listed

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  • Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR)
  • Post Transfusion Purpura (PTP)
  • Transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD)
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DHTR AKA

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Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction

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PTP AKA

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Post Transfusion Purpura

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TA-GVHD AKA

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Transfusion-associated graft versus host disease

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DHTR Mechanism

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Has a positive DAT against non-ABO antigens

happens after 24 hours <28days

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DHTR Labs

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reveal an inadequate rise in Hb or rapid fall in Hgb without other explanation

Haptoglobin decreased

LDH increased

Indirect Bilirubin increased

Transfusion Rx workup: donor blood is now crossmatch incompatible

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DHTR Crossmatch

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Donor blood is now crossmatch incompatible as their are new antibodies

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DHTR Management

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  • symptomatic treatment (antipyretics)
  • renal failure can occur
  • protect kidneys
  • critical to acoid future transfusion with the implicated RBC antigen
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PTP Mechanism

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  • alloantibodies directed against HPA-A1 antigen detected after development of thrombocytopenia
  • Post-transfusion there is a sudden decrease in platelets to less than 20% of pre-transfusion count
  • Occurs 5-12 days post-transfusion and patient has no other conditions to explain thrombocytopenia
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PTP high risk patients

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  • women
  • prior sensitizing events such as pregnancy or transfusions
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PTP Treatment

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  • IVIG
  • +/- steroids
  • do not transfuse addition random donor platelets
  • if the clinical situation demands a platelet transfusion: use HPA-A1 platelets
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TA-GVHD Mechanism

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TA-GVHD Onset

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TA-GVHD Symptoms

3 listed

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  • fever
  • rash
  • diarrhea
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TA-GVHD Lab findings

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pancytopenia

liver function abnormalities

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TA-GVHD Treatment

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Bone Marrow transplant ready to go otherwise not much you can do

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TA-GVHD Prevention

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Acute Febrile Transfusion Reactions Diagnostic Clues

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Acute Dyspneic Transfusion Reactions Diagnostic Clues

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Take home points of Adverse Transfusion Reactions

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