Increased Mortality, Postoperative Morbidity, and Cost After Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Having Cardiac Surgery

J. Murphy, Gavin; C Reeves, Barnaby; Rogers, Chris; I.A. Rizvi, Syed; Culliford, Lucy; D. Angelini, Gianni

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.107.698977

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Increased Mortality, Postoperative Morbidity, and Cost After Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Having Cardiac Surgery

Published in Circulation • Nov 12, 2007

Authors:

Gavin J. Murphy

Barnaby C Reeves

Chris Rogers

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell transfusion can both benefit and harm. To inform decisions about transfusion, we aimed to quantify associations of transfusion with clinical outcomes and cost in patients having cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS: Clinical, hematology, and blood transfusion databases wer...

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Medicine

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