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Red blood cell transfusions are associated with lower mortality in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

Dae Won Park, Byung Chul Chun, Soon-Sun Kwon, Young Kyung Yoon, Won Suk Choi, Jang Wook Sohn, Kyong Ran Peck, Yang Soo Kim, Young Hwa Choi, Jun Yong Choi,

Critical Care Medicine · 2012 · 84 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

In this observational study of patients with community-acquired severe sepsis and septic shock, red blood cell transfusions were associated with lower risk of mortality.

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