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Transfusion of RBCs of shorter vs standard practice storage duration

Mortality: short‐term mortality (up to 30 days) ‐ adults · all conditions

Transfusion of RBCs of shorter showed no clear difference in mortality: short‐term mortality (up to 30 days) ‐ adults compared with standard practice storage duration (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transfusion of red blood cells stored for shorter versus longer duration for all conditions 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.96, 1.13]
4 studies · 7510 participants
Moderate

Transfusion of RBCs of shorter vs standard practice storage duration

Mortality: short‐term mortality (up to 30 days) ‐ neonates · all conditions

It is very uncertain whether transfusion of RBCs of shorter changes mortality: short‐term mortality (up to 30 days) ‐ neonates compared with standard practice storage duration (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transfusion of red blood cells stored for shorter versus longer duration for all conditions 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.3 [0.01, 7.02]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Hypertonic saline vs other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents

Mortality (short‐term) · people with acute traumatic brain injury

It is very uncertain whether hypertonic saline changes mortality (short‐term) compared with other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypertonic saline versus other intracranial pressure–lowering agents for people with acute traumatic brain injury 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33
2 studies · 70 participants
Very low