Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema after cardiopulmonary bypass: an anaphylactic reaction to fresh frozen plasma

SW Hashim, HR Kay, GL Hammond, GS Kopf… - The American journal of …, 1984 - Elsevier
Nine episodes of fulminant noncardiogenic pulmonary edema after cardiopulmonary bypass
were observed in eight patients between September 1977 and December 1982. All these
catastrophic reactions occurred during administration of fresh frozen plasma 30 minutes to 6
hours after discontinuation of cardiopulmonary bypass. In one patient, two episodes of
noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurred 4 hours apart. In each instance, fresh frozen
plasma was being administered. In all patients, pulmonary artery diastolic pressure became …