There is new understanding of the impact of Transfusion-associated Circulatory Overload (TACO), and Garrett Booth explains.
Dr. Garrett Booth
Dr. Garrett Booth is a passionate educator who feels strongly about educating us all on the ins and outs of TACO (pun intended), and he shares “Five Essential Tips about TACO” in Episode 021 of the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast! This is an energetic and fast-moving discussion, and you will come away with a much better understanding of why TACO is so important.
Dr. Garrett Booth
Dr. Garrett Booth is a passionate educator who feels strongly about educating us all on the ins and outs of TACO (pun intended), and he shares “Five Essential Tips about TACO” in Episode 021 of the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast! This is an energetic and fast-moving discussion, and you will come away with a much better understanding of why TACO is so important.
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed on this episode are those of my guest and I alone, and do not reflect those of the organizations with which either of us is affiliated. Neither Dr. Booth nor I have any relevant financial disclosures.
The images below are generously provided by Dr. Booth and transfusionnews.com.
Further Reading:
- TransfusionNews.com
- Lieberman L et al. A Retrospective Review of Patient Factors, Transfusion Practices, and Outcomes in Patients With Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload. Transf Med Rev 2013;27(4):206-12.
- Narick C et al. Transfusion-associated circulatory overload after plasma transfusion. Transfusion 2012;52:160-165.
- Alam A et al. The Prevention of Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload. Transf Med Rev 2014;27(2):105-112.
- Andrzejewski Jr C et al. How we view and approach transfusion-associated circulatory overload: pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, mitigation, and prevention. Transfusion 2013;53:3037-3047.
