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Transfusion Risks and Uncertainties

Association among blood transfusion, sepsis, and decreased long-term survival after colon cancer resection. (opens new window)

Aquina CT, Blumberg N, Becerra AZ, Boscoe FP, Schymura MJ, Noyes K, Monson JRT, Fleming FJ

Source‎: Ann Surg 2017;266(2):311-7.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27631770

DOI‎: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001990

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Impact of blood product transfusion on short and long-term survival after cardiac surgery: more evidence. (opens new window)

Bhaskar B, Dulhunty J, Mullany DV, Fraser JF.

Source‎: Ann Thorac Surg 2012;94(2):460-7.

Indexed‎: PubMed 22626751

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Conservative versus liberal red cell transfusion in acute myocardial infarction (the CRIT Randomized Pilot Study). (opens new window)

Cooper HA, Rao SV, Greenberg MD, Rumsey MP, McKenzie M, Alcorn KW, Panza JA.

Source‎: Am J Cardiol 2011;108(8):1108-11.

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DOI‎: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.06.014

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21791325 (opens new window)

The CRIT study: anemia and blood transfusion in the critically ill--current clinical practice in the United States. (opens new window)

Corwin HL, Gettinger A, Pearl RG, Fink MP, Levy MM, Abraham E, MacIntyre NR, Shabot MM, Duh MS, Shapiro MJ

Source‎: Crit Care Med 2004;32(1):39-52.

Indexed‎: PubMed 14707558

DOI‎: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000104112.34142.79

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14707558 (opens new window)

Surgical outcomes and transfusion of minimal amounts of blood in the operating room. (opens new window)

Ferraris VA, Davenport DL, Saha SP, Austin PC, Zwischenberger JB.

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DOI‎: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.790

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22250113 (opens new window)

Incidence of transfusion reactions: a multicenter study utilizing systematic active surveillance and expert adjudication. (opens new window)

Hendrickson JE, Roubinian NH, Chowdhury D, Brambilla D, Murphy EL, Wu Y, Ness PM, Gehrie EA, Snyder EL, George Hauser R, Gottschall JL, Kleinman S, Kakaiya R, Strauss RG; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (REDS-III)

Source‎: Transfusion 2016;56(10):2587-96.

Indexed‎: PubMed 27460200

DOI‎: 10.1111/trf.13730

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27460200 (opens new window)

Efficacy of red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill: a systematic review of the literature. (opens new window)

Marik PE, Corwin HL.

Source‎: Crit Care Med 2008;36(9):2667-74.

Indexed‎: PubMed 18679112

DOI‎: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181844677

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18679112 (opens new window)

Impact of red blood cells transfusion on ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-control study. (opens new window)

Michalia M, Kompoti M, Panagiotakopoulou A, Kallitsi G, Charitidi M, Trikka-Graphakos E, Clouva-Molyvdas PM

Source‎: J Crit Care 2012;27(6):655-61.

Indexed‎: PubMed 22386221

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.01.001

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386221 (opens new window)

Anemia versus transfusion: does blood conservation increase the risk of complications? (opens new window)

Mullis B, Fisk E, Weaver D, Zhao Q, Daggy J, Di Cesare PE.

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Indexed‎: PubMed 25566559

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25566559 (opens new window)

Risks associated with red blood cell transfusion in the trauma population, a meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Patel SV, Kidane B, Klingel M, Parry N

Source‎: Injury 2014;45(10):1522-33.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24975652

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.injury.2014.05.015

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24975652 (opens new window)

Anemia, allogenic blood transfusion, and immunomodulation in the critically ill. (opens new window)

Raghavan M, Marik PE

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Indexed‎: PubMed 15653997

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15653997 (opens new window)

Effect of erythropoietin and transfusion threshold on neurological recovery after traumatic brain injury: a randomized clinical trial. (opens new window)

Robertson CS, Hannay HJ, Yamal JM, Gopinath S, Goodman JC, Tilley BC; Epo Severe TBI Trial Investigators, Baldwin A, Rivera Lara L, Saucedo-Crespo H, Ahmed O, Sadasivan S, Ponce L, Cruz-Navarro J, Shahin H, Aisiku IP, Doshi P, Valadka A, Neipert L, Waguspack JM, Rubin ML, Benoit JS, Swank P

Source‎: JAMA 2014;312(1):36-47.

Indexed‎: PubMed 25058216

DOI‎: 10.1001/jama.2014.6490

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058216 (opens new window)

Health care-associated infection after red blood cell transfusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Rohde JM, Dimcheff DE, Blumberg N, Saint S, Langa KM, Kuhn L, Hickner A, Rogers MA.

Source‎: JAMA 2014;311(13):1317-26.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24691607

DOI‎: 10.1001/jama.2014.2726

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24691607 (opens new window)

Contemporary risk factors and outcomes of transfusion-associated circulatory overload. (opens new window)

Roubinian NH, Hendrickson JE, Triulzi DJ, Gottschall JL, Michalkiewicz M, Chowdhury D, Kor DJ, Looney MR, Matthay MA, Kleinman SH, Brambilla D, Murphy EL; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III)

Source‎: Crit Care Med 2018;46(4):577-85.

Indexed‎: PubMed 29300236

DOI‎: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002948

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29300236 (opens new window)

Red blood cell transfusions and nosocomial infections in critically ill patients. (opens new window)

Taylor RW, O'Brien J, Trottier SJ, Manganaro L, Cytron M, Lesko MF, Arnzen K, Cappadoro C, Fu M, Plisco MS, Sadaka FG, Veremakis C

Source‎: Crit Care Med 2006;34(9):2302-8.

Indexed‎: PubMed 16849995

DOI‎: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000234034.51040.7F

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16849995 (opens new window)

Transfusion of older stored blood and risk of death: a meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Wang D, Sun J, Solomon SB, Klein HG, Natanson C.

Source‎: Transfusion 2012;52(6):1184-95.

Indexed‎: PubMed 22188419

DOI‎: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03466.x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22188419 (opens new window)

The deleterious effect of red blood cell storage on microvascular response to transfusion. (opens new window)

Weinberg JA, Maclennan PA, Vandromme-Cusick MJ, Magnotti LJ, Kerby JD, Rue LW 3rd, Angotti JM, Garrett CA, Hendrick LE, Croce MA, Fabian TC, Barnum SR, Patel RP.

Source‎: J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013;75(5):807-12.

Indexed‎: PubMed 24158198

DOI‎: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182a74a9b

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24158198 (opens new window)

Posttransfusion increase of hematocrit per se does not improve circulatory oxygen delivery due to increased blood viscosity. (opens new window)

Zimmerman R, Tsai AG, Salazar Vázquez BY, Cabrales P, Hofmann A, Meier J, Shander A, Spahn DR, Friedman JM, Tartakovsky DM, Intaglietta M

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2017;124(5):1547-54.

Indexed‎: PubMed 28328758

DOI‎: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002008

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28328758 (opens new window)