Prospective, randomised placebo study of the effects of continuous ultra-filtration in hepatic patients after open-heart surgery

Frequency of hepatitis C in acute post-t

Frequency of hepatitis C in acute post-transfusion hepatitis after open-heart Surgery: A prospective study in 1,476 patients

✍ T. Peters; H. J. Schlayer; S. Preisler; B. Kopp; H. Berthold; W. Gerok; PD Dr. J 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 675 KB

Post-transfusion hepatitis was studied prospectively in 1,476 patients undergoing open-heart surgery between 1985 and 1988. Thirty-three (2.2%) patients suffered from post-transfusion hepatitis. Acute post-transfusion hepatitis was attributed to hepatitis B in one case and to hepatitis C in ten pati