Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit |
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Juffermans, Nicole P.; Walsh, Timothy S.
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Article
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2014
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Springer International Publishing
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German
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Due to a high incidence of anemia, critically ill patients are frequently transfused, with up to 40% of patients receiving a transfusion during their stay in the Intensive Care Unit. It has become increasingly clear that there is an association between transfusion and adverse outcomes, underlining t