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Editorial
. 2017 Mar;9(3):441-443.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.60.

Age before duty: the effect of storage duration on mortality after red blood cell transfusion

Young Kim  1 , Andrew D Jung  1 , Timothy A Pritts  1
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Editorial

Age before duty: the effect of storage duration on mortality after red blood cell transfusion

Young Kim et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Effect of Short-Term vs. Long-Term Blood Storage on Mortality after Transfusion.
    Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Arnold DM, Liu Y, Barty R, Crowther MA, Devereaux PJ, Hirsh J, Warkentin TE, Webert KE, Roxby D, Sobieraj-Teague M, Kurz A, Sessler DI, Figueroa P, Ellis M, Eikelboom JW. Heddle NM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Nov 17;375(20):1937-1945. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1609014. Epub 2016 Oct 24. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27775503 Clinical Trial.

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