• Brit J Hosp Med · Jan 2009

    The hazards of blood transfusion.

    • Paul E Marik.
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
    • Brit J Hosp Med. 2009 Jan 1;70(1):12-5.

    AbstractBlood transfusion-related immunomodulation results in either immune activation, associated with a variety of transfusion reactions, or immunosuppression, associated with an increased predisposition to infections and post-surgical cancer recurrence. This article reviews the major complications associated with blood transfusion.

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