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Red cell transfusion management for patients undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease

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BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed neonatal congenital condition. Without surgery, only 30% to 40% of patients affected will survive to 10 years old. Mortality has fallen since the 1990s with 2006 to 2007 figures showing surgical survival at one year of 95%. Patients with congenital heart disease are potentially exposed to red cell transfusion at many points in the surgical pathway. There are a number of risks associated with red cell transfusion that may be t...

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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews Journal website
Volume:
2
Issue:
2
Pages:
CD009752
Publication date:
2014-02-07
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EISSN:
1469-493X
Pmid:
24510598
Language:
English
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pubs:460959
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uuid:37cfb291-dcc2-40b4-981b-d31deb614a87
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pubs:460959
Source identifiers:
460959
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2017-01-03

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