The effect of age and clinical circumstances on the outcome of red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill patients

The effect of age and clinical circumstances on the outcome of red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill patients

Introduction: Whether red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is beneficial remains controversial. In both retrospective and prospective evaluations, transfusion has been associated with adverse, neutral, or protective effects. These varying results likely stem from a complex interplay between transfusion...

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Main Authors: Dejam, Andre, Feng, Mengling, Cismondi, Federico, Park, Shinhyuk, Samani, Saira, Samani, Zahra A, Pinto, Duane S, Samani, Zahra, Malley, Brian E., Celi, Leo Anthony G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Medical Engineering & Science
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90402

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