Blood utilization in five Chinese hospitals shows low hemoglobin thresholds in medical patients.

Jeffrey L CarsonYu LiuPaul NessDaniel J ZaccaroBinting WuChan MengXuejun ZengLi QinChunyan HuangXiaoyu ZhouTing XiongJie LiJianwu XingQun LiaoQian ZhengXiaoyan ZhangJingxing WangHua Shan

Published in: Transfusion (2019)

Transfusion triggers in five Chinese hospitals appear comparable to those in the United States for surgical patients; however, medical patients have lower pretransfusion Hb levels (approx. 6 g/dL). Of the factors assessed, the pretransfusion Hb was most strongly associated with transfusion. The clinical impact of lower transfusion thresholds used in China is unknown.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiac surgery
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
acute kidney injury