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Scientists Find Association Between Red Blood Cell Transfusion and the Occurrence of Pneumonia

Patients who receive red blood cell transfusions during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery are at an increased risk of developing pneumonia. This is according to an abstract released at the 51st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. "Pneumonia is a known risk following CABG surgery, and developing it has been shown to significantly increase a patient's risk of morbidity and mortality," said Donald S. Likosky, PhD, from the ...

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