Blood transfusion and postoperative infection in orthopedic patients

Effect of blood transfusions on subsequent kidney transplants.

1973 • 850 citations

AGEING, IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND MORTALITY

1974 • 480 citations

Improvement of Kidney-Graft Survival with Increased Numbers of Blood Transfusions

1978 • 419 citations

Risk of Infection after Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

1984 • 322 citations

Infection or suspected infection after hip replacement surgery with autologous or homologous blood transfusions

1991 • 296 citations

Risk of Infection After Open Fracture of the Arm or Leg

1988 • 241 citations

Blood transfusion and infectious complications following colorectal cancer surgery

1988 • 220 citations

Depression of Cellular Immunity after Multiple Trauma in the Absence of Sepsis

1984 • 212 citations

Association between transfusion of whole blood and recurrence of cancer.

1986 • 164 citations

Blood transfusion-induced suppression of cellular immunity in man

1980 • 153 citations

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Clean Orthopaedic Surgery

1974 • 131 citations

Relationship of Transfusion and Infection in a Burn Population

1989 • 119 citations

Relationship of postoperative septic complications and blood transfusions in patients with Crohn's disease

1988 • 114 citations

Effect of Transfusion on Immune Function in a Traumatized Animal Model

1987 • 66 citations

What are the Immunological Alterations Induced by Burn Injury?

1984 • 63 citations

Overlap index. An alternative to sensitivity and specificity in comparing the Utility of a laboratory test.

1984 • 39 citations

Does Blood Transfusion Predispose to Cancer Recurrence?

1989 • 27 citations

Identification of immunosuppressive factors in plasma following multiple blood transfusions.

1979 • 17 citations

Variable infection risk following allogeneic blood transfusions

1990 • 13 citations

Surgical Complications and Skin Test Reactivity in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

1984 • 11 citations