Do multiple blood transfusions predispose for a higher rate of non-blood-related infection complications?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 383-387

  Leal Noval, S R ^a   Jara Lopez I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Infection; Nosocomial pneumonia; Postoperative; Transfusion; TRIM effect

Indexed keywords

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036630568     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00465.x     Document Type: Editorial

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