title: Blood transfusions in the surgical patient: a gift of life, but at what cost?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: I Michael
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Leitman
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction