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Red blood cell transfusion and increased length of storage are not associated with deep vein thrombosis in medical and surgical critically ill patients: a prospective observational cohort study

INTRODUCTION: With prolonged storage times, cell membranes of red blood cells (RBCs) undergo morphologic and biochemical changes, termed 'RBC storage lesions'. Storage lesions may promote inflammation and thrombophilia when transfused. In trauma patients, RBC transfusion was an independent...

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Autores principales: Katsios, Christina, Griffith, Lauren, Spinella, Philip, Lacroix, Jacques, Crowther, Mark, Hebert, Paul, Meade, Maureen, Geerts, William, Rabbat, Christian, Cook, Deborah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22044745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10526