Effects of red blood cell storage in heavily transfused patients

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 204-207

  Van De Watering, Leo M G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

complications; outcome; prognosis; red blood cell storage; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874950568     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: 14736500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32835e7408     Document Type: Review

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