Transfusion of Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, or Platelets Is Associated With Mortality and Infection After Cardiac Surgery in a Dose-Dependent Manner.

CONCLUSIONS: Transfusion of red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, or platelets is an independent risk factor of mortality and infection, and combination of the 3 blood products is associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery in a dose-dependent manner. PMID: 31702696 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31702696?dopt=Abstract

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 4, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ming Y, Liu J, Zhang F, Chen C, Zhou L, Du L, Yan M Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research

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