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[Blood transfusion and inflammation as of yesterday, today and tomorrow].
Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine - 1 Aug 2015
Garraud O, Hamzeh-Cognasse H, Laradi S, Pozzetto B, Cognasse F
Abstract excerpt
Blood transfusion is made possible principally by use of donated homologous components that - in turn - can be perceived as sources of danger by recipients. This may create an innate immune response dominated by inflammation, especially when transfusion is repeated. Residual leukocytes in blood components can source inflammatory lesions but considerably less than used to be prior to systematic, early and...
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