Transfusion of red blood cells in patients with traumatic brain injuries admitted to Canadian trauma health centres: a multicentre cohort study.
Amélie BoutinLynne MooreFrançois LauzierMichaël ChasséShane EnglishRyan ZarychanskiLauralyn McIntyreDonald GriesdaleDean A FergussonAlexis Fournier TurgeonPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
RBC transfusion is common in patients with traumatic brain injury and associated with unfavourable outcomes. Trauma severity is an important determinant of RBC transfusion. Prospective studies are needed to further evaluate optimal transfusion strategies in traumatic brain injury.
Keyphrases
- traumatic brain injury
- red blood cell
- cardiac surgery
- sickle cell disease
- acute kidney injury
- healthcare
- spinal cord injury
- public health
- clinical trial
- mental health
- type diabetes
- trauma patients
- randomized controlled trial
- white matter
- severe traumatic brain injury
- metabolic syndrome
- resting state
- functional connectivity
- cross sectional
- climate change
- blood brain barrier