Journal article
Red blood cell storage and in-hospital mortality: a secondary analysis of the INFORM randomised controlled trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: No randomised trials have addressed whether exposure to red blood cells (RBCs) stored longer than 35 days is associated with harm in patients. We aimed to assess the risk of in-hospital mortality associated with transfusing blood stored longer than 35 days.
METHODS: We did a secondary analysis of the INforming Fresh versus Old Red cell Management (INFORM) trial, a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial of patients (≥18 …
Authors
Cook RJ; Heddle NM; Lee K-A; Arnold DM; Crowther MA; Devereaux PJ; Ellis M; Figueroa P; Kurz A; Roxby D
Journal
The Lancet Haematology, Vol. 4, No. 11, pp. e544–e552
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2017
DOI
10.1016/s2352-3026(17)30169-2
ISSN
2352-3026