Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 20%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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TRALI · Patients receiving RBC transfusion

Leukoreduced PRBCs showed no clear difference in TRALI compared with non‐leukoreduced PRBCs (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.67, 1.36]
1 study · 1864 participants
Low

Death due to any cause · Patients receiving RBC transfusion

It is very uncertain whether leukoreduced PRBCs changes death due to any cause compared with non‐leukoreduced PRBCs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.58, 1.12]
9 studies · 6485 participants
Very low

Infection from any cause · Patients receiving RBC transfusion

It is very uncertain whether leukoreduced PRBCs changes infection from any cause compared with non‐leukoreduced PRBCs (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.8 [0.62, 1.03]
10 studies · 6709 participants
Very low

Adverse events · Patients receiving RBC transfusion

Leukoreduced PRBCs showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with non‐leukoreduced PRBCs (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.64, 1.02]
2 studies · 634 participants
Low

Non‐infectious complications · Patients receiving RBC transfusion

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Leukoreduction for the prevention of adverse reactions from allogeneic blood transfusion 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found