Transfusion practices in a large cohort of hospitalized children.

Marianne E Nellis Ruchika Goel Jeanne Elise HendricksonRebecca BirchRavi Mangal Patel Matthew S KarafinSheila J HansonBruce S SachaisRonald George HauserNaomi L C LubanJerome GottschallMartha Sola-VisnerCassandra D JosephsonOliver Karamnull null

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

Based on a cohort of patients from 2013 to 2016, the transfusion of blood components is relatively common in the care of hospitalized children. The frequency of transfusion across all pediatric hospital settings, especially in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, highlights the opportunities for the development of institutional transfusion guidelines and patient blood management initiatives.

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