Universal Leukocyte Reduction of Transfused Red Cells Does Not Provide Benefit to Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-236

  Capraro, Leena ^a   Kuitunen, Anne ^a   Vento, Antti E ^a   Suojaranta Ylinen, Raili ^a   Kolho, Elina ^a   Pettilä, Ville ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; postoperative infection; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKAPHERESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE REDUCTION PROCEDURES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34047149970     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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