Which carries the biggest risk: Anaemia or blood transfusion?

Transfusion Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 148-150

  Vincent, J L ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Haemoglobin; Oxygenation; Red blood cell; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANOXIA; BLOOD; CARDIAC MUSCLE; CELL HYPOXIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA; ANOXIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL HYPOXIA; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; OXYGEN; PRECISION MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938549436     PISSN: 12467820     EISSN: 19538022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2015.05.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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