Journal article
The association between blood donor sex and age and transfusion recipient mortality: an exploratory analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is recent support for long-term adverse effects of donor-recipient sex-mismatched red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, but short-term impact is unknown. A retrospective exploratory analysis was performed using data from a research database.
METHODS: Adults admitted to hospitals in one Canadian center who received RBCs (2008-2014 [3 sites]; 2012-2014 [1 site]) were eligible. Patient data were extracted from a research database and …
Authors
Heddle NM; Cook RJ; Liu Y; Zeller M; Barty R; Acker JP; Eikelboom J; Arnold DM
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 482–491
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
2 2019
DOI
10.1111/trf.15011
ISSN
0041-1132