Engoren, Milo; Mitchell, Eric; Perring, Paul; Sferra, Joseph
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Studies in cardiac surgery patients have suggested that allogeneic erythrocyte blood transfusions are associated with an increased long-term mortality. However, studies in patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures have found no effect of transfusion on short-term mortality, but did not evaluate the effects on long-term mortality. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of allogeneic erythrocyte blood transfusions on long-term mortality.
