Length of storage of transfused red cells and postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 101–109
- Identifiers
- PMID: 10644819
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
This study did not corroborate the previously reported association between transfusion of old RBCs and increased morbidity. However, there is surprisingly little research on the clinical outcomes of the transfusions of old RBCs, and this hypothesis should be investigated further.