Blood Transfusion and Infection After Cardiac Surgery Keith A. Horvath, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Helena Chang, MS, Emilia Bagiella, PhD, Peter K. Smith, MD, Alexander Iribarne, MD, MS, Irving L. Kron, MD, Pamela Lackner, Michael Argenziano, MD, Deborah D. Ascheim, MD, Annetine C. Gelijns, PhD, Robert E. Michler, MD, Danielle Van Patten, John D. Puskas, MD, Karen O'Sullivan, MPH, Dorothy Kliniewski, RN, BSN, Neal O. Jeffries, PhD, Patrick T. O'Gara, MD, Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 6, Pages 2194-2201 (June 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of transfusions by intraoperative (Intra-Op) versus postoperative (Post-Op) timing, or both. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 2194-2201DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Risk of major infection as a function of number of packed red blood cell (PRBC) units transfused. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 2194-2201DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Risk of major infection as a function of number of packed red blood cell (PRBC) units transfused, with and without platelet transfusion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 2194-2201DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.078) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions