Transfusion of red blood cells in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A multicenter retrospective observational cohort study.
Senta Jorinde RaasveldMina KaramiJimmy SchenkDinis Dos Reis MirandaLoes MandigersDieter F DauweErwin De TroyFederico PappalardoEvgeny FominskiyWalter M van den BerghAnnemieke Oude Lansink-HartgringFranciska van der VeldeJacinta J MaasPablo van de BergMaarten de HaanDirk W DonkerChristiaan L MeuweseFabio Silvio TacconeLorenzo PelusoRoberto LorussoThijs S R DelnoijErik ScholtenMartijn OvermarsVišnja IvančanRobert BojčićJesse de MetzBas van den BogaardMartin de BakkerBenjamin ReddiGreet HermansLars Mikael BromanJosé P S HenriquesAlexander P. J. VlaarPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
RBC transfusion in patients on VA ECMO is very common. The sum of RBC transfusions increases rapidly after ECMO initiation, and is dependent on the Hb threshold applied. This study supports the rationale for prospective studies focusing on indications and thresholds for RBC transfusion.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- red blood cell
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- cardiac surgery
- respiratory failure
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- sickle cell disease
- cross sectional
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- clinical trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute kidney injury
- patient reported outcomes
- double blind
- case control