Proven and potential clinical benefits of washing red blood cells before transfusion: current perspectives
Amy E Schmidt, Majed A Refaai, Scott A Kirkley, Neil Blumberg Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Abstract: Red blood cells (RBCs) are washed for a variety of reasons such as to remove excess potassium...
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Dove Medical Press
2016-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Clinical Transfusion Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/proven-and-potential-clinical-benefits-of-washing-red-blood-cells-befo-peer-reviewed-article-IJCTM |