Can we be certain that storage duration of transfused red blood cells does not affect patient outcomes?

BMJ. 2019 Jun 11:365:l2320. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l2320.

Authors

Marialena Trivella¹, Simon J Stanworth², Susan Brunskill³, Peter Dutton¹, Douglas G Altman¹

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
² Department of Haematology, NHS Blood and Transplant/Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital; Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, and Oxford BRC Haematology Theme, Oxford, UK.
³ Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 31186250
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l2320

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Blood Preservation
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Drug Storage*
Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects*
Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome