Intraoperative platelet transfusion is associated with increased postoperative sternal wound infections among type A aortic dissection patients after total arch replacement

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 400-405

  Wu, B ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Wang, C ^a   Cheng, Y ^a   Rong, R ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Cardiovascular surgery; Platelet transfusion

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AORTIC RUPTURE; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84921466906     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12162     Document Type: Article

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