Stored RBC Transfusion and Immonomodulation

N/ACompletedNCT01976234

Università degli Studi di Ferrara181 enrolled

Overview

Transfusion of RBC is associated with post operative infections. Our hypothesis is that stored blood could be related with increased post operative infection risk. Surgical patients transfused during the operation or immediately after will be included in our study. Patients will receive fresh or old blood during the whole recovery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

181

Conditions

Infections

Interventions

Fresh RBCOTHER

Patients will receive fresh blood only

Old RBCOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients transfused during or in 24h after surgical operation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients transfused during the 30 days before the operation * Immunodepressed patients * Infections during the 30 days before operations * Emergency surgery

Locations (1)

Sant'Anna Hospital

Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of infections

Time frame: 28 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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