Transfusion‐associated circulatory overload (<scp>TACO</scp>) and potential risk factors among the inpatient US elderly as recorded in Medicare administrative databases during 2011

Abstract

Our study identified largest number of potential TACO cases to date and showed a substantial increase in TACO occurrence with age and number of units transfused. The study suggested increased TACO risk in elderly with congestive heart failure, chronic pulmonary disease and anaemias. Overall, study shows importance of large administrative databases as an additional epidemiological tool.