Journal article
Mortality outcomes in patients transfused with fresher versus older red blood cells: a meta‐analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Among transfused patients, the effect of the duration of red blood cell storage on mortality remains unclear. This study aims to compare the mortality of patients who were transfused with fresher versus older red blood cells.
METHODS: We performed an updated systematic search in the CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL databases, from January 2015 to October 2016. RCTs of hospitalized patients of any age comparing transfusion of …
Authors
Chai‐Adisaksopha C; Alexander PE; Guyatt G; Crowther MA; Heddle NM; Devereaux PJ; Ellis M; Roxby D; Sessler DI; Eikelboom JW
Journal
Vox Sanguinis, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 268–278
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1111/vox.12495
ISSN
0042-9007