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SUBMITTER: Reynolds JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3710799 | biostudies-other | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Reynolds James D JD Bennett Kyla M KM Cina Anthony J AJ Diesen Diana L DL Henderson Matthew B MB Matto Faisal F Plante Andrew A Williamson Rachel A RA Zandinejad Keivan K Demchenko Ivan T IT Hess Douglas T DT Piantadosi Claude A CA Stamler Jonathan S JS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20130624 28
From the perspectives of disease transmission and sterility maintenance, the world's blood supplies are generally safe. However, in multiple clinical settings, red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with adverse cardiovascular events and multiorgan injury. Because ∼85 million units of blood are administered worldwide each year, transfusion-related morbidity and mortality is a major public health concern. Blood undergoes multiple biochemical changes during storage, but the relevance of ...[more]