Predicting organ functioning with and without blood transfusion in critically ill patients with anemia.

Floris J Kranenburg Mendi Sesmu Arbous Camila Caram-Deelder Hein Putter Saskia Le Cessie Johanna van der Bom

Published in: Transfusion (2022)

Among these critically ill patients with hemoglobin concentrations between 6 and 9 g/dL the population average effect of transfusion on the next SOFA score was negligible. Further, our results support caution in clinical decision-making regarding transfusion of critical ill, nonbleeding ICU patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
decision making
cardiac surgery
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
intensive care unit
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
sickle cell disease
acute kidney injury
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome