Effects of Red-Cell Storage Duration on Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Duration of red-cell storage and complications after cardiac surgery.
BACKGROUND Stored red cells undergo progressive structural and functional changes over time. We tested the hypothesis that serious complications and mortality after cardiac surgery are increased when transfused red cells are stored for more than 2 weeks. METHODS We examined data from patients given red-cell transfusions during coronary-artery bypass grafting, heart-valve surgery, or both betw...
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عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1414219