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Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without allogeneic blood transfusion: An observational cohort study.

Alison GrazioliMichael E PlazakSiamak DahiJoseph RabinAshley MenneMehrdad GhoreishiBradley TaylorSeth PerelmanMichael A Mazzeffi
Published in: Perfusion (2022)
Select patients can be successfully managed on V-A ECMO without allogeneic blood transfusion. Jehovah's Witnesses and other patients with objections to allogeneic transfusion might be offered V-A ECMO if its anticipated duration is short (e.g. <7 days) and baseline hemoglobin concentration is high (e.g. ≥10 mg/dL).
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