Effects of red blood cell transfusion on patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Queensland – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion is a relatively safe and mainstay treatment commonly used in cardiac surgical patients. However, there is limited evidence on clinical effects of transfusing blood nearing end-of shelf life that has undergone biochemical changes during sto...

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Published in:	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Main Authors:	Nchafatso. G. Obonyo, Vikash Dhanapathy, Nicole White, Declan P. Sela, Reema H. Rachakonda, Matthew Tunbridge, Beatrice Sim, Derek Teo, Zohaib Nadeem, Louise E. See Hoe, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Jonathon P. Fanning, John-Paul Tung, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Red blood cell transfusion Cardiac surgery Age of packed red blood cells Storage lesion
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-02974-7