ReviewJournal of blood transfusion2012
Anemia and blood transfusions in critically ill patients.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Prognostic factors in Sézary syndrome - a retrospective propensity score-matched study on 1277 patients.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- The L-shaped relationship between HALP score and one-year mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Iron deficiency in sepsis patients managed with divided doses of iron dextran: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Appropriateness of Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Non-Bleeding Patients in a Large Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Anemia Recovery after Trauma: A Longitudinal Study.Surgical infections · 2023Article
- Mechanisms of improved erythroid progenitor growth with removal of chronic stress after trauma.Surgery · 2022Article
- The Impact of Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Blood Lactate in Non-Bleeding Critically Ill Patients-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Visual Assessment of Blood Plasma versus Optical Transmittance and Refractive Index Measurements for Quantifying Lipemia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Iatrogenic blood loss in critical care: A prospective observational study conducted at Universitas Academic Hospital in the Free State Province, South Africa.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2022Article
- Physiologic approach to red blood cell transfusion in non-bleeding critically ill patients.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2022Article
- Stiffness and ATP recovery of stored red blood cells in serum.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2019Article
- Anemia in Intensive Care: A Review of Current Concepts.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2016Article
- Chronic critical illness: are we saving patients or creating victims?Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaReview
- A case report on rectus sheath hematoma in an intubated COVID-19 patient.Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Anemia is common in critically ill patients. As a consequence packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions are frequent in the critically ill. Over the past two decades a growing body of literature has emerged, linking PRBC transfusion to infections, immunosuppression, organ dysfunction, and a higher mortality rate. However, despite growing evidence that risk of PRBC transfusion outweighs its benefit, significant numbers of critically ill patients still receive PRBC transfusion during their intensive care unit (ICU) stay. In this paper, we summarize the current literature concerning the impact of anemia on outcomes in critically ill patients and the potential complications of PRBC transfusions.
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