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Is it time for the death knell of single-unit plasma?

Richard R GammonMoises AuronDeborah TolichMarni Dargis
Published in: Vox sanguinis (2024)
In this hospital system, more than one in six patients received a transfusion of a single plasma unit. Six of the 12 hospitals had 89.5% of the patients who were transfused plasma. Six service lines transfused 83.7% of all patients receiving plasma. Hospitals that infrequently transfused plasma were more likely to under-dose.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • red blood cell
  • prognostic factors
  • acute kidney injury
  • patient reported outcomes