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. 2022 Jun 24;20(6):454–464. doi: 10.2450/2022.0020-22

Table II.

Risk of TRALI per product issued, in QLD from 2006 to 2019

Blood Product All Red cells Platelets Plasmaa
No. of units issued 4,174,356 2,068,022 344,288 616,656
Number of units associated with TRALI cases b
TRALI (19 cases) c 66 27 11 28
Possible TRALI (13 cases) 47 22 6 19
Total (32 cases) 113 49 17 47
Risk of blood product being associated with a case
TRALI (19 cases) 1 in 220,000 1 in 76,000 1 in 33,000 1 in 22,000
Possible TRALI (13 cases) 1 in 320,000 1 in 94,000 1 in 57,000 1 in 32,000
Total (32 cases) 1 in 130,000 1 in 42,000 1 in 21,000 1 in 13,000
a

Includes FFP and cryoprecipitate.

b

Some cases had multiple products associated.

c

Includes only cases from 2006–2019, as issued blood product numbers were only available for this timeframe.