JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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JAMA
2014
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Review Meta Analysis
Health care-associated infection after red blood cell transfusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The association between red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies and health care-associated infection is not fully understood. ⋯ Among hospitalized patients, a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy was associated with a reduced risk of health care-associated infection compared with a liberal transfusion strategy. Implementing restrictive strategies may have the potential to lower the incidence of health care-associated infection.