Transfusion
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effects of storage time of red blood cell transfusions on the prognosis of coronary artery bypass graft patients.
In different centers for cardiothoracic surgery throughout the world, different policies are followed concerning the maximum storage time of to-be-transfused red blood cells (RBCs). The aim in this study was to investigate the possible role of the storage time of RBC transfusions on the outcome of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients. ⋯ In these analyses, pertaining to 2732 CABG patients, no justification could be found for use of a particular maximum storage time for RBC transfusions in patients undergoing CABG surgery.