Storage time of allogeneic red blood cells is associated with risk of severe postoperative infection after coronary artery bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-334

  Andreasen, Jan Jesper ^a   Dethlefsen, Claus ^a   Modrau, Ivy S ^b   Baech, John ^a   Schonheyder, Henrik C ^a   Moeller, Jens K ^b   Johnsen, Soren P ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Infection; Red blood cell storage; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DENMARK; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951516292     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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