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Published on: March 14, 2017
[Transfusion-associated circulatory overload]
1Pôle anesthésie-réanimations-soins intensifs-blocs opératoires-urgences, université de Bretagne Occidentale, hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29609 Brest cedex, France. yves.ozier@chu-brest.fr
A working group of the French National Hemovigilance Committee has been in charge of heightening awareness of Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) among physicians and nurses. This multidisciplinary group has produced the present document that focuses on epidemiological data provided by the French haemovigilance network, physiopathology, diagnosis, treatment and specific actions that could prevent or minimize the risk of TACO.
A working group of the French National Hemovigilance Committee has been in charge of heightening awareness of Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO) among physicians and nurses. This multidisciplinary group has produced the present document that focuses on epidemiological data provided by the French haemovigilance network, physiopathology, diagnosis, treatment and specific actions that could prevent or minimize the risk of TACO.
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