Anaemia and red blood cell transfusion i
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S.A. McLellan; D.B.L. McClelland; T.S. Walsh
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Article
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2003
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Elsevier Science
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English
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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