Children with single-ventricle physiology do not benefit from higher hemoglobin levels post cavopulmonary connection: Results of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of a restrictive versus liberal red-cell transfusion strategy

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-45

  Cholette, Jill M ^a   Rubenstein, Jeffrey S ^a   Alfieris, George M ^a   Powers, Karen S ^a   Eaton, Michael ^a   Lerner, Norma B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cavopulmonary connection; congenital heart disease; hemoglobin; lactate; pediatric cardiac surgery; transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIBERAL ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTRICTIVE ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 78751643481     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181e329db     Document Type: Article

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