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Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients?

ccforum.biomedcentral.com January 6, 2017

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After adjustment for confounders, including patient severity and other blood components, platelet transfusion was independently associated with ICU-acquired infection. Further research aiming to better understand this association and to prevent this complication is warranted.

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