Journal article
A randomized control trial to compare mortality in recipients of leucoreduced and non-leucoreduced whole blood transfusion in patients with cancer in Uganda
Abstract
BackgroundMortality benefit of transfusion with leucoreduced whole blood has not been demonstrated in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We compared mortality in patients with cancer transfused with leucoreduced and non-leucoreduced whole blood in a SSA setting.MethodsAn open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Uganda Cancer Institute where participants were randomized in a 1:1 ratio into the leucoreduced and non-leucoreduced …
Authors
Okello CD; Orem J; Nabwana M; Kiwanuka N; Shih AW; Heddle N; Mayanja-Kizza H
Journal
BMC Cancer, Vol. 24, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/s12885-024-12445-w
ISSN
1471-2407