Age of transfused blood is not associated with increased postoperative adverse outcome after cardiac surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 643-649

  McKenny, M ^a   Ryan, T ^a   Tate, H ^d   Graham, B ^b   Young, V K ^c   Dowd, N ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (Ireland)

^b Blood Transfusion Department   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d Helen Tate Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood transfusion; cardiac surgery; outcome; storage age; volume transfused

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHELF LIFE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 79954495414     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer029     Document Type: Article

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