Red blood cell transfusion and associated outcomes in patients referred for palliative care: A retrospective cohort study.
Nicolas Chin-YeeMary ScottIris PerelmanMichael PuglieseMeltem TunaEdward FitzgibbonJames DownarAlan TinmouthDean FergussonPeter TanuseputroElianna SaidenbergPublished in: Transfusion (2021)
Transfusions commonly occurred in patients receiving palliative care, associated with cancer diagnoses and favorable baseline prognostic factors. Poor survival following transfusion, particularly in solid organ tumor patients, and the twofold likelihood of death in hospital associated with this intervention have important implications in prescribing transfusion for this population.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- cardiac surgery
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- emergency department
- advanced cancer
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- papillary thyroid
- weight loss
- lymph node metastasis
- glycemic control
- drug induced