BMJ : British medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Effects of transfusion with red cells filtered to remove leucocytes: randomised controlled trial in patients undergoing major surgery.
To compare postoperative complications in patients undergoing major surgery who received non-filtered or filtered red blood cell transfusions. ⋯ The use of filtered transfusions in some types of major surgery may reduce the length of hospital stay and the incidence of postoperative multi-organ failure.