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Blood loss from laboratory testing, anemia, and red blood cell transfusion in the intensive care unit: a retrospective study.

Nicholas L J ChornenkiTyler E JamesRebecca BartyYang LiuBram RochwergNancy M HeddleDeborah M Siegal
Published in: Transfusion (2019)
Blood loss for laboratory testing is substantial in ICU patients and significantly associated with RBC transfusion. Strategies to reduce blood loss from laboratory testing represents an area for further investigation.
Keyphrases
  • red blood cell
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • cardiac surgery
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • intensive care unit
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation