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Critical Care June 2004 Vol 8 Suppl 2 Offner Review Age of blood: does it make a difference? Patrick J Offner Chief, Surgical Intensive Care, St. Anthony Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA Correspondence: Patrick J Offner, patrickoffner@ Published online: 14 June 2004 Critical Care 2004, 8(Suppl 2):S24-S26 (DOI 10.1186/cc2405) This article is online at /content/8/S2/S24 ? 2004 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract During the past 20 years, the perceived value of blood transfusions has changed as it has become appreciated that transfusions are not without risk. Red blood cell transfusion