Open AccessPreoperative Autologous Donation Decreases Allogeneic Transfusion but Increases Exposure to All Red Blood Cell Transfusion<subtitle>Results of a Meta-analysis</subtitle>
Author(s) -
Melissa A. Forgie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.6.610
Subject(s) - medicine , autologous blood , blood transfusion , donation , perioperative , odds ratio , cohort study , confidence interval , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , surgery , cohort , economics , economic growth
Concern about risks associated with allogeneic red blood cell transfusion has led to interest in methods of decreasing patient exposure to perioperative transfusion.
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