Journal article
The effect of blood storage duration on in‐hospital mortality: a randomized controlled pilot feasibility trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether the duration of storage of blood has an impact on patient outcomes remains controversial. The objective was to determine feasibility of a comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate duration of storage of blood before transfusion on in-hospital mortality.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A single-center randomized controlled trial was performed at an acute care hospital in Canada between June and December 2010, involving …
Authors
Heddle NM; Cook RJ; Arnold DM; Crowther MA; Warkentin TE; Webert KE; Hirsh J; Barty RL; Liu Y; Lester C
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1203–1212
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03521.x
ISSN
0041-1132