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