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Allogeneic blood transfusions and infection risk in lumbar spine surgery: An American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program Study

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Allogenic blood transfusions can lead to immunomodulation. Our purpose was to investigate whether perioperative transfusions were associated with postoperative infections and any other adverse events (AEs), after adjusting for potential… Click to show full abstract

Allogenic blood transfusions can lead to immunomodulation. Our purpose was to investigate whether perioperative transfusions were associated with postoperative infections and any other adverse events (AEs), after adjusting for potential confounding factors, following common elective lumbar spinal surgery procedures.

Keywords: lumbar; allogeneic blood; surgery; blood; blood transfusions; transfusions infection

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2022

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