Adverse outcomes of blood transfusion in children: analysis of UK reports to the serious hazards of transfusion scheme 1996-2005.

D. Stainsby; H. Jones; A. W. Wells; B. Gibson; H. Cohen; SHOT Steering Group

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Adverse outcomes of blood transfusion in children: analysis of UK reports to the serious hazards of transfusion scheme 1996-2005.

June 25, 2008

Stainsby D, Jones H, Wells AW, et al. Br J Haematol. 2008;141(1):73-9.

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This analysis of data from a voluntary reporting system in Britain provides an estimate of the incidence of serious blood transfusion complications in children.

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