Storage Wars: Is It Time to Retire the Myth of the "Storage Lesion" in Red Cell Transfusion?

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Editorial

Joshua C Dilday et al. Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 1;51(3):427-430.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005786. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

¹ Both authors: Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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