Risks and Benefits of Prophylactic Transfusion before Cholecystectomy in Sickle Cell Disease
Preoperative transfusion (PT) reduces acute postoperative vaso-occlusive events (VOE) in sickle cell disease (SCD), but exposes patients to alloimmunization, encouraging a recent trend towards transfusion sparing. The aim of this study was to investigate the benefit–risk ratio of PT before cholecyst...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/14/3986 |