Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection: a pilot comparative effectiveness study of transfusion safety using leukoreduced-only transfusion strategy.

Meghan DelaneyDennis MayockAndrea KnezevicColette Norby-SlycordElizabeth KleineRavi Mangal PatelKirk EasleyCassandra Josephson

Published in: Transfusion (2016)

Using the LR-only transfusion approach, zero cases of TT-CMV were detected in this pilot study. A larger study is needed to reliably determine the most effective strategy for prevention of TT-CMV in this population.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
randomized controlled trial
acute kidney injury
study protocol