Platelet Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery Does Not Confer Increased Risk for Adverse Morbid Outcomes Tory McGrath, MD, Colleen Gorman Koch, MD, MS, Meng Xu, MS, Liang Li, PhD, Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Priscilla Figueroa, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 86, Issue 2, Pages 543-553 (August 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.051 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of red blood cell (RBC) unit transfusion by platelet transfusion status for the propensity-matched patient groups. (■ = no platelet; ▩ = platelet.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 543-553DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.051) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions