If TACO is suspected, the transfusion is stopped immediately and the patient is sat upright to prevent the fluid from backing up into the lungs. Treatment is two-fold: respiratory support and removal of excess fluid. Patients with respiratory distress and/or hypoxemia are given supplemental oxygen or ventilatory support (through non-invasive or mechanical ventilation, if needed). To remove the excess fluid, patients are given diuretic therapy and their urine output is closely monitored to quantitate the amount removed.
Transfusion associated circulatory overload
Transfusion-related acute lung injury
Transfusion-related immunomodulation
Tumor lysis syndrome
Transfusion transmitted infection
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction
Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction
Culture-bound syndrome