Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Increases the Risk of Postoperative Bacterial Infection: A Meta-analysis

E. Hill, Gary; H. Frawley, William; E. Griffith, Karl; E. Forestner, John; P. Minei, Joseph

doi:10.1097/01.ta.0000022460.21283.53

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Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Increases the Risk of Postoperative Bacterial Infection: A Meta-analysis

Published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care • May 1, 2003

Authors:

Gary E. Hill

William H. Frawley

Karl E. Griffith

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Immunosuppression is a consequence of allogeneic (homologous) blood transfusion (ABT) in humans and is associated with an increased risk in cancer recurrence rates after potentially curative surgery as well as an increase in the frequency of postoperative bacterial infections. Although a...

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Meta-analysis

Odds ratio

Medicine

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