Journal article
Exposure to ABO‐nonidentical blood associated with increased in‐hospital mortality in patients with group A blood
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transfusing ABO-compatible blood avoids most acute hemolytic reactions, but donor units that are ABO compatible are not necessarily ABO identical. Emerging data have raised concerns that ABO-nonidentical blood products lead to adverse outcomes.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A large multihospital registry (Transfusion Registry for Utilization, Surveillance, and Tracking) was used to determine the association between exposure to …
Authors
Pai M; Cook R; Barty R; Eikelboom J; Lee K-A; Heddle N
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 550–557
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1111/trf.13376
ISSN
0041-1132