Abstract:Background: Transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) is a common intervention in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) due to anemia occurring in over one-third of children hospitalized there. Objectives: To establish the relation between transfusion of RBCs and nosocomial infections in PICU and evaluate its impact on absolute lymphocytic count. Patients and methods: A case-control study carried out on 200 critically ill children admitted to PICU, of which one hundred received blood transfusion and one hundred di… Show more
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