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- Title
Age of red blood cells and mortality in the critically ill.
- Authors
Pettilä, Ville; Westbrook, Andrew J; Nichol, Alistair D; Bailey, Michael J; Wood, Erica M; Syres, Gillian; Phillips, Louise E; Street, Alison; French, Craig; Murray, Lynnette; Orford, Neil; Santamaria, John D; Bellomo, Rinaldo; Cooper, David J; Blood Observational Study Investigators for ANZICS Clinical Trials Group
- Abstract
In critically ill patients, it is uncertain whether exposure to older red blood cells (RBCs) may contribute to mortality. We therefore aimed to evaluate the association between the age of RBCs and outcome in a large unselected cohort of critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand. We hypothesized that exposure to even a single unit of older RBCs may be associated with an increased risk of death.
- Publication
Critical care (London, England), 2011, Vol 15, Issue 2, pR116
- ISSN
1466-609X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/cc10142