Postoperative transfusion-related acute lung injury in a young woman with corpus luteum cyst rupture: Case report and literature review

This case study examines a 22-year-old unmarried woman who experienced shock resulting from rupture of a corpus luteum cyst. During the perioperative period, the patient received multiple transfusions of red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma. Subsequently, the patient developed transfusion-related acute lung injury 6 h following the final blood transfusion. The findings indicated that the inflammatory characteristics of antiphospholipid syndrome and deep vein thrombosis were closely associated with the onset of transfusion-related acute lung injury. Surgical procedures and multiple perioperative blood transfusions, particularly those involving fresh frozen plasma, were identified as significant contributors to the acute onset of transfusion-related acute lung injury. It is crucial for healthcare professionals to improve blood transfusion management and increase awareness of transfusion-related acute lung injury, especially in African countries with limited medical resources.