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Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study

Marya D Zilberberg1*, Lee S Stern2, Daniel P Wiederkehr2, John J Doyle2 and Andrew F Shorr3

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1 School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA

2 Analytica International, Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016, USA

3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Irving Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, USA

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Critical Care 2008, 12:R60 doi:10.1186/cc6885

Published: 28 April 2008

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Inclusion criteria and associated procedure codes for study patients. Presented are the inclusion criteria and associated procedure codes for study patients.

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