What can be done to prevent transfusion-associated circulatory overload (TACO) in at-risk patients?

a. Irradiate blood products before transfusion
b. Split a red blood cell product in half and transfuse each half over 4 hours
c. Transfuse only leukoreduced blood products
d. Wait several hours after medication is given before starting a transfusion


Answer: b

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