Introduction of universal prestorage leukodepletion of blood components, and outcomes in transfused cardiac surgery patients

Introduction of universal prestorage leukodepletion of blood components, and outcomes in transfused cardiac surgery patients

Objective: To assess whether introduction of universal leukodepletion (ULD) of red blood cells (RBCs) for transfusion was associated with improvements in cardiac surgery patient outcomes.Methods: Retrospective study (2005-2010) conducted at 6 institutions. Associations between leukodepletion and out...

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Main Authors: McQuilten, Z., Andrianopoulos, N., van de Watering, L., Aubron, C., Phillips, L., Bellomo, R., Pilcher, D., Cameron, P., Reid, Christopher, Cole-Sinclair, M., Newcomb, A., Smith, J., McNeil, J., Wood, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mosby Inc. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42331

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42331

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