Postoperative infection and natural killer cell function following blood transfusion in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 513-516

  Jensen, L S ^a   Andersen, A J ^a   Christiansen, P M ^a   Hokland, P ^a   Juhl, C O ^a   Madsen, G ^a   Mortensen, J ^a   Meller Nielsen C ^a   Hanberg Sorensen F ^a   Hokland, M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLON; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM;

EID: 0026566150     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800790613     Document Type: Article

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