Clinical impact of blood storage lesions
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Abba C. Zubair
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Recent reports suggest that transfusion of old red blood cell (RBC) units (>2 weeks) was associated with increased risks of postoperative complications and higher mortality rate caught public attention (Yap et al., Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:554โ559 and Koch et al., 2008; 358:1229โ1239).