Intraoperative Transfusion of 1 U to 2 U Packed Red Blood Cells Is Associated with Increased 30-Day Mortality, Surgical-Site Infection, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in General Surgery Patients
Among surgical patients receiving transfusions of packed RBCs (PRBCs), the incidence and degree of transfusion-related immunomodulation are related to, among other factors, the type of product transfused and patient parameters.
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