Transfusion‐related acute lung injury surveillance (2003‐2005) and the potential impact of the selective use of plasma from male donors in the American Red Cross

Abstract

Plasma components linked to female donors with WBC antibodies were responsible for the majority of probable TRALI fatalities. Prudent measures to limit transfusion of WBC antibody-containing plasma components may prevent as many as six fatalities per year in the Red Cross system.