Commentary: Transfusions: weighing the risks and benefits.
This commentary identifies important differences in patient groups that affect the observations in the accompanying article.
Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center Campus, Cleveland, OH, USA. mmalangoni@metrohealth.org
Mark A
MA
Malangoni
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