Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Infection in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. OBJECTIVES: Allogeneic blood transfusion-related immunomodulation may relatively suppress the immune system, heightening the risk of infection following spine surgery. This systematic review seeks to determine whether allogeneic blood transfusion increases the risk o...

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Published in:Global Spine J
Main Authors: Fisahn, Christian, Schmidt, Cameron, Schroeder, Josh E., Vialle, Emiliano, Lieberman, Isador H., Dettori, Joseph R., Schildhauer, Thomas A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2018
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EBSJ Special Section
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898681/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29662751
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2192568217747572
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