Modeling the potential impact on the US blood supply of transfusing critically ill patients with fresher stored red blood cells.

Modeling the potential impact on the US blood supply of transfusing critically ill patients with fresher stored red blood cells.

BACKGROUND:Although some studies have suggested that transfusion recipients may have better medical outcomes if transfused with red blood cell units stored for a short time, the overall body of evidence shows mixed results. It is important to understand how using fresher stored red blood cell units...

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Main Authors: Arianna Simonetti, Hussein Ezzeldin, Mikhail Menis, Stephen McKean, Hector Izurieta, Steven A Anderson, Richard A Forshee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5358863?pdf=render

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