Red Cell Storage Duration Does Not Affect Outcome after Massive Blood Transfusion in Trauma and Nontrauma Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of 305 Patients

Red Cell Storage Duration Does Not Affect Outcome after Massive Blood Transfusion in Trauma and Nontrauma Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of 305 Patients

Background. Prolonged storage of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) may increase morbidity and mortality, and patients having massive transfusion might be especially susceptible. We therefore tested the hypothesis that prolonged storage increases mortality in patients receiving massive transfusion after...

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Main Authors: Alexander Bautista, Theodore B. Wright, Janice Meany, Sunitha K. Kandadai, Benjamin Brown, Kareim Khalafalla, Saeed Hashem, Jason W. Smith, Tayyeb M. Ayyoubi, Jarrod E. Dalton, Anupama Wadhwa, Daniel I. Sessler, Detlef Obal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3718615

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