Epidemiology of chronic red-cell transfusion recipients in Sweden and Denmark-a 10 year follow-up study.
Maria DidriksenKlaus RostgaardKirsten GrønbaekOle B PedersenKjell TitlestadChristian ErikstrupKaspar R NielsenGustaf EdgrenHenrik UllumHenrik HjalgrimPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2018)
This study provides an overview of patient characteristics related to repeat red-cell transfusions and of the amount of red-cell transfusion episodes administered during a 10-year period in two countries. Patients who become chronically transfused suffer from diseases with poor prognosis.