Short and Long-Term Clinical Effects of Blood Donor Characteristics in Transfusion Recipients

Introduction: Transfusion of blood products, especially red blood cells (RBC) is the most common medical intervention administered in North-American hospitals. The indications for transfusion are diverse but they largely aim at increasing oxygen delivery to tissues to improve patient clinical outcom...

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Main Author: Chassé, Michaël
Other Authors: Fergusson, Dean
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32868
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-4138