The study includes 1,799 procedures performed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from 2005 to 2009. The infection rate was 3.1 percent, found in 56 cases. Researchers found the volume of transfusion significantly associated with surgical site infection.
The study adjusted for both unmatched variables of preoperative hemoglobin level and volume of intraoperative blood loss.
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