Sohn HM et al. – This case emphasizes the potential risk to develop transfusion–related hyperkalemic cardiac arrest, during massive transfusion of irradiated, pre–stored red blood cells (RBCs). Continuous AutoTransfusion System (CATS) can be effectively used to lower the K+ concentration in the packed RBCs unit, especially when the risk of transfusion–induced hyperkalemia is high. [more...]
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