Evidence base for restrictive transfusion triggers in high-risk patients

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 110-114

  Spahn, Donat R ^a   Spahn, Gabriela H ^a   Stein, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Patient blood management; Red blood cell transfusions; Transfusion trigger

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; APACHE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 84928487790     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000381509     Document Type: Review

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