Homologous blood transfusion as a risk factor for postoperative infection after coronary artery bypass graft operations

Effect of blood transfusions on subsequent kidney transplants.

Gerhard Opelz, D.P.S. Sengar, M. R. Mickey et al. · PubMed · 1973 · 851 citations

Transplantation Surgery, Urology, Transplantation +8

Sternal wound complications after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: Early and late mortality, morbidity, and cost of care

Floyd D. Loop, Bruce W. Lytle, Delos M. Cosgrove et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1990 · 740 citations · Full text

Cardiac Surgery, Sternal Wound Complications, Thoracic Surgery +9

Major Sternal Wound Infection after Open-Heart Surgery: A Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors in 2,579 Consecutive Operative Procedures

Gianmaria Ottino, Ruggero De Paulis, Stefano Pansini et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1987 · 379 citations · Full text

Open-heart Surgery, Patient Safety, Cardiology +8

Infection or suspected infection after hip replacement surgery with autologous or homologous blood transfusions

Paul J. Murphy, Joanna M. Heal, N. Blumberg · Transfusion · 1991 · 292 citations

Risk Factors for Surgical-Wound Infection Following Cardiac Surgery

Tippavan Nagachinta, Matthew Stephens, B. A. Reitz et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1987 · 262 citations

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Anaesthesia, Surgery +17