Risk Assessment of Red Cell Transfusion in Congenital Heart Disease.

Christoph ZürnRené HöhnDavid HübnerMarkus UmhauJohannes KrollFabian A KariFrank HumburgerSven MaierBrigitte Stiller

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2022)

Stored red blood cells show a rapid decrease in pH and increase in potassium and lactate. Slow transfusion of these units had no adverse effects on the recipients' pH, potassium, and lactate levels.

Keyphrases

congenital heart disease
red blood cell
risk assessment
cardiac surgery
sickle cell disease
single cell
cell therapy
human health
acute kidney injury
kidney transplantation
loop mediated isothermal amplification