Anemia and Blood Transfusion in Critically Ill Patients
β Scribed by Vincent, J. L.
- Book ID
- 111656672
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 144 KB
- Volume
- 288
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
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Anaemia is a common finding in critically ill patients. There are often multiple causes. Obvious causes include surgical bleeding and gastrointestinal haemorrhage but many patients have no overt bleeding episodes. Phlebotomy can be a significant source of blood loss. In addition, critically ill pati
**Summary** This prospective observational study was conducted to assess the current transfusion practice in critically ill patients. One thousand two hundred and fortyβseven consecutive critically ill patients admitted between February 1999 and October 1999 were included in the study. Overall 666 (