author keywords: blood transfusion; complications; transfusion medicine

MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Preservation / veterinary; Critical Care; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Erythrocyte Transfusion / veterinary; Erythrocytes; Humans; Microcirculation; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Veterinary Medicine

TL;DR: Most reports in the human and veterinary literature support the concept that there are deleterious effects of the RBC storage lesion, but additional studies with improved experimental design are needed to identify compelling reasons to modify current blood banking and transfusion practices. (via Semantic Scholar)