Abstract
Disquieting reports of increased complication and death rates after transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) stored for more than 14 days prompted us to perform an observational retrospective cohort study of mortality in relation to storage time.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Transfusion |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 1185-95 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 0041-1132 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Blood Preservation
- Databases, Factual
- Denmark
- Erythrocyte Transfusion
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Sweden
- Time Factors