Transfusion practice in the non-bleeding critically ill: an international online survey-the TRACE survey.

Sanne de BruinThomas W L ScheerenJan BakkerRobin van BruggenAlexander P J Vlaarnull null

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2019)

Red blood cell transfusion practice for the general ICU population is restrictive, while for different subpopulations, higher Hb thresholds are applied. Furthermore, practice in plasma and platelet transfusion is heterogeneous, and local transfusion guidelines are lacking in the majority of the ICUs.

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