title: Sex-Discordant Blood Transfusions and Survival After Cardiac Surgery: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
authors.affiliation: From Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Department of Internal Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden (M.L.O.); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden (M.L.O); Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.D., G.E.); and Hematology Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.E.). martin.holzmann@karolinska.se.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Holzmann
authors.affiliation: From Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Department of Internal Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden (M.L.O.); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden (M.L.O); Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.D., G.E.); and Hematology Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.E.).
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sartipy
authors.affiliation: From Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Department of Internal Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden (M.L.O.); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden (M.L.O); Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.D., G.E.); and Hematology Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.E.).
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.affiliation: From Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Department of Internal Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden (M.L.O.); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden (M.L.O); Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.D., G.E.); and Hematology Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.E.).
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dickman
authors.affiliation: From Department of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Department of Internal Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (M.J.H.); Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (U.S.); Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Services, Region Skåne, Sweden (M.L.O.); Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sweden (M.L.O); Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (P.D., G.E.); and Hematology Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.E.).
authors.forename: Gustaf
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edgren
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: blood transfusion; sex-discordant; survival; thoracic surgery