Mortality: in‐hospital mortality (within 24 hours) · all conditions
Transfusion of RBCs of shorter showed no clear difference in mortality: in‐hospital mortality (within 24 hours) compared with longer storage duration (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality: in‐hospital mortality (within 7 days) · all conditions
It is very uncertain whether transfusion of RBCs of shorter changes mortality: in‐hospital mortality (within 7 days) compared with longer storage duration (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality: time‐point not defined · all conditions
It is very uncertain whether transfusion of RBCs of shorter changes mortality: time‐point not defined compared with longer storage duration (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality: short term (up to 30 days) · all conditions
Transfusion of RBCs of shorter showed no clear difference in mortality: short term (up to 30 days) compared with longer storage duration (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality: in‐hospital mortality (time points varied) · all conditions
Transfusion of RBCs of shorter showed no clear difference in mortality: in‐hospital mortality (time points varied) compared with standard practice storage duration (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
ICU mortality · all conditions
Transfusion of RBCs of shorter showed no clear difference in mortality: in‐ICU mortality compared with standard practice storage duration (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Death from any cause · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
It is very uncertain whether long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) changes death from any cause compared with short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Transfusion‐related acute lung injury ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Postoperative infections ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Post‐injury coagulopathy ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Multiple organ failure post‐injury ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse event (Hyperkalaemia) ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse event (Metabolic acidosis) · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)
1 finding from 1 review