Current opinion in critical care
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Curr Opin Crit Care · Oct 2005
ReviewTransfusion practice and nosocomial infection: assessing the evidence.
To evaluate recent literature describing the potential relation between transfusion practice in the intensive care unit and the subsequent risk for nosocomial infection. ⋯ Packed red blood cell transfusion may substantially increase the risk for nosocomial infection. The likely link between transfusion practice and nosocomial infection should factor into the provider's decision when determining when to transfuse.