Objectives To investigate the independent association of platelet transfusion with hospital
mortality and key relevant clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery. Design A single-center …

BACKGROUND Transfusion of platelets is common in cardiac surgery, and while there are
guidelines for their use, there are concerns about potential risks. We aimed to assess the …

Background Conflicting results have been reported concerning the effect of platelet
transfusion on several outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the independent effect …

Purpose To determine the independent relationship between leukoreduced platelet
transfusions and adverse events in cardiac surgery. Methods In this observational study …

BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion has been reported to confer increased morbidity after
cardiac surgery but prior studies were limited by confounding variables including red blood …

Background Blood transfusion is a well-established independent risk factor for mortality in
patients undergoing cardiac surgery but the impact of platelet transfusion is less clear. We …

BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion is common in cardiac surgery, but some studies have
suggested an association with harm. Accordingly, we investigated the association of …

Objective Although the morbidity associated with red blood cell transfusion in cardiac
surgery has been well described, the impacts of platelet transfusion are less clearly …

BACKGROUND: Platelet (PLT) transfusions are administered in cardiac surgery to prevent
or treat bleeding, despite appreciation of the risks of blood component transfusion. The …

Résumé Objectif En chirurgie cardiaque, la transfusion de plaquettes se fait souvent de
façon empirique; en effet, aucun test reconnu n'est disponible au chevet du malade afin de …