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Article: Blood Transfusion Is Associated With Infection and Increased Resource Utilization in Combat Casualties/DISCUSSION
- Article from:
- The American Surgeon
- Article date:
- July 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright The Southeastern Surgical Congress Jul 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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JAMES R. DUNNE, M.D., F.A.C.S.* MARK S RIDDLE, M.D., M.P.H.,[double dagger] JANINE DANKO, M.D., M.P.H.,[dagger] RICH HAYDEN, M.S.,§ KYLE PETERSEN, M.D.[dagger]
From the * National Naval Medical Center, Department of General Surgery and the [dagger] Department of Infectious Disease, Bethesda, Maryland; the [dagger] Naval Medical Research Unit 3, Cairo, Egypt; and the § Armed Services Blood Bank Center, U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
Combat casualty care has made significant advances in recent years, including administration of blood products in far-forward locations. However, recent studies have shown blood transfusion to be a significant risk factor for infection and increased ...