@article{JTD12035,
author = {Olivier Garraud},
title = {Effect of “old” versus “fresh” transfused red blood cells on patients’ outcome: probably more complex than appears},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {9},
number = {2},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {The study recently published by Heddle et al. “Effect of Short-Term vs. Long-Term Blood Storage on Mortality after Transfusion” (1) is the last avatar of a series of studies examining whether extended red blood cell (RBC) storage in blood banks is detrimental or not to patients [for a detailed review, refer to: (2)]. The common sense would argue that “the freshest, the best”, but extended storage may be rendered necessary for logistical reasons in blood banks for various reasons.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/12035}
}