Impact of body weight on hemoglobin increments in adult red blood cell transfusion.

Brian D Lo Brian C Cho Nadia B HensleyNicolas C CruzEric A GehrieSteven M Frank

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

Patient body weight differentially impacts the change in Hb after RBC transfusion. These findings justify incorporating body weight into the clinical decision-making process when transfusing blood in adult surgical patients.

Keyphrases

body weight
red blood cell
decision making
cardiac surgery
sickle cell disease
case report