The age of red blood cells is associated with bacterial infections in critically ill trauma patients

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 290-295

  Juffermans, Nicole P ^a   Vlaar, Alexander P J ^a   Prins, David J ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Binnekade, Jan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Infection; Storage time; Transfusion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD STORAGE; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84865183400     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0068-11     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Claridge J, Sawyer R, Schulman A, et al. Blood Transfusions Correlate With Infections In Trauma Patients In A Dose-Dependent Manner. Am Surg 2002; 68: 566-72. (Pubitemid 44971244)
2. Keller M, Jean R, Lamorte W, et al. Effects Of Age Of Transfused Blood On Length Of Stay In Trauma Patients: A Preliminary Report. J Trauma 2002; 53: 1023-5. (Pubitemid 35334808)
3. Offner P, Moore E, Biffl W, et al. Increased Rate Of Infection Associated With Transfusion Of Old Blood After Severe Injury. Arch Surg 2002; 137: 711-6.
4. Weinberg J, Mcgwin G Jr, Marques M, et al. Transfusions In The Less Severely Injured: Does Age Of Transfused Blood Affect Outcomes? J Trauma 2008; 65: 794-8.
5. Geiger T. Transfusion-Associated Immune Modulation: A Reason To Trim Platelet Transfusions? Transfusion 2008; 48: 1772-3.
6. Spinella P, Sparrow R, Hess J, Norris P. Properties Of Stored Red Blood Cells: Understanding Immune And Vascular Reactivity. Transfusion 2011; 51: 894-900.
7. Vamvakas E, Blajchman M. Transfusion-Related Immunomodulation (Trim): An Update. Blood Rev 2007; 21: 327-48. (Pubitemid 47498679)
8. Vandromme M, Mcgwin G Jr, Marques M, et al. Transfusion And Pneumonia In The Trauma Intensive Care Unit: An Examination Of The Temporal Relationship. J Trauma 2009; 67: 97-101.
9. Weinberg J, Mcgwin G Jr, Griffin R, et al. Age Of Transfused Blood: An Independent Predictor Of Mortality Despite Universal Leukoreduction. J Trauma 2008; 65: 279-82.
10. Harrison S, Griffin R, Kerby J, et al. Blood Utilization At A Level I Trauma Center: Is This As Good As It Gets? Am Surg 2009; 75: 693-7.
11. Boddie D, Currie D, Eremin O, Heys Sd. Immune Suppression And Isolated Severe Head Injury: A Significant Clinical Problem. Br J Neurosurg 2003; 17: 405-17. (Pubitemid 37421565)
12. Koch C, Li L, Sessler D, et al. Duration Of Red-Cell Storage And Complications After Cardiac Surgery. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 1229-39. (Pubitemid 351439224)
13. Silliman C, Bjornsen A, Wyman T, et al. Plasma And Lipids From Stored Platelets Cause Acute Lung Injury In An Animal Model. Transfusion 2003; 43: 633-40. (Pubitemid 36506360)
14. Vincent J, Bihari D, Suter P, et al. The Prevalence Of Nosocomial Infection In Intensive Care Units In Europe. Results Of The European Prevalence Of Infection In Intensive Care (Epic) Study. Epic International Advisory Committee. Jama 1995; 274: 639-44.
15. Friese R, Sperry J, Phelan H, Gentilello L. The Use Of Leukoreduced Red Blood Cell Products Is Associated With Fewer Infectious Complications In Trauma Patients. Am J Surg 2008; 196: 56-61. (Pubitemid 351858572)
16. Mangalmurti N, Xiong Z, Hulver M, et al. Loss Of Red Cell Chemokine Scavenging Promotes Transfusion-Related Lung Inflammation. Blood 2009; 113: 1158-66.
17. Tejada A, Bello D, Chacon V, et al. Risk Factors For Nosocomial Pneumonia In Critically Ill Trauma Patients. Crit Care Med 2001; 29: 304-9. (Pubitemid 32171774)
18. Hassan M, Pham T, Cuschieri J, et al. The Association Between The Transfusion Of Older Blood And Outcomes After Trauma. Shock 2011; 35: 3-8.
19. Taylor R, O'Brien J, Trottier Sj, et al. Red Blood Cell Transfusions And Nosocomial Infections In Critically Ill Patients. Crit Care Med 2006; 34: 2302-8. (Pubitemid 44260013)