Perioperative red blood cell transfusion and mortality following heart transplantation: A retrospective nationwide population-based study between 2007 and 2016 in Korea.
Karam NamEun Jin JangGa Hee KimHyung Been YhimHannah LeeDal Ho KimHo Geol RyuPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
Perioperative transfusion of greater than or equal to 6 units of RBCs may be associated with an increased risk of in-hospital and long-term mortality after HT.