Commentary: Transfusions: weighing the risks and benefits.
This commentary identifies important differences in patient groups that affect the observations in the accompanying article.
Malangoni
Mark A
MA
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center Campus, Cleveland, OH, USA. mmalangoni@metrohealth.org
D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D047589:Leukocyte Reduction Procedures; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment