Increased hospital costs associated with red blood cell transfusion

M. Trentino, Kevin; L. Farmer, Shannon; G. Swain, Stuart; Burrows, Sally; Hofmann, Axel; Ienco, Rinaldo; Pavey, Warren; F S Daly, Frank; van Niekerk, Anton; A. R. Webb, S.; Towler, Simon; F. Leahy, Michael

doi:10.1111/trf.12958

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Increased hospital costs associated with red blood cell transfusion

Published in Transfusion • Dec 8, 2014

Authors:

Kevin M. Trentino

Shannon L. Farmer

Stuart G. Swain

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is independently associated in a dose-dependent manner with increased intensive care unit stay, total hospital length of stay, and hospital-acquired complications. Since little is known of the cost of these transfusion-associated adverse outcomes our aim ...

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Medicine

Emergency medicine

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