1. Transfusion of sex-mismatched and non–leukocyte-depleted red blood cells in cardiac surgery increases mortality 
Henrik Bjursten, MD, PhD, Alain Dardashti, MD, PhD, Jonas Björk, PhD, Per Wierup, MD, PhD, Lars Algotsson, MD, PhD, Per Ederoth, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 152, Issue 1, Pages e1 (July 2016)
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2. Figure 1
Kaplan-Meier curve comparing patients receiving only sex-matched blood (blue line) with only sex mismatched red blood cells (red line). Shaded area represents 95% confidence interval.
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3. Figure 2
Forest plot for RBC transfusion risk (0-12 years) in categories with HR (95% CI). RBC, Red blood cell; non-LD, non–leukocyte-depleted RBC unit; LD, leukocyte-depleted RBC unit; HR, hazard ratio.
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4. Figure 3
Forest plot for excess mortality risk for sex-mismatched RBCs expressed as HR (95% CI) for different time intervals and sex of recipient (0-12 years). HR, Hazard ratio.
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5. Figure 4
Forest plot for RBC transfusion risk (0-12 years) in categories with HR (95% CI) without preoperative laboratory parameters (eGFR, CRP, hemoglobin, and leukocytes) and sex mismatched blood in the Cox analysis. RBC, Red blood cell; non-LD, non–leukocyte-depleted RBC unit; LD, leukocyte-depleted RBC unit; HR, hazard ratio.
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6. Figure E1
Distribution during the study period of number of CABG (blue bar), AVR (red bar), and AVR + CABG (green bar). Transfusion rate as percent of patients receiving RBC transfusion (dark red line).
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7. Figure E2
Percentage of sex mismatched RBC transfusion (green line), and percentage non leukocyte depleted RBC (red line).
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8. Categorized hazard ratio for leukocyte-depleted and non–leukocyte-depleted blood.
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