Red Blood Cell Transfusions Impact Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia, a known complication of coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery, significantly increases a patient’s risk of morbidity and mortality. While not well characterized, red blood cell transfusions (RBC) may increase a patient’s risk of pneumonia. We describe the relationship between...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ann Thorac Surg
Hauptverfasser: Likosky, Donald S., Paone, Gaetano, Zhang, Min, Rogers, Mary A.M., Harrington, Steven D., Theurer, Patricia F., DeLucia, Alphonse, Fishstrom, Astrid, Camaj, Anton, Prager, Richard L.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2015
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904229/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26209489
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.03.089
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