Abstract
Anemia due to various etiologies occurs in critically ill patients requiring blood transfusion. Traditional transfusion goals guide our transfusion to achieve a hemoglobin goal of at least 10 g/dL. However, it is becoming increasingly evident that a restrictive transfusion goal of 7 g/dL may improve survival outcome, reduce infection, and reduce health care expenditure. Moreover, this strategy has been proven to be effective in a variety of patient population, including those who are critically ill, septic patients, those with a history of cardiac disease, those with gastrointestinal bleed, or those who suffered traumatic injury. This article reviews some of the evidence supporting the restrictive transfusion strategy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 217-219 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Critical care nursing quarterly |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
Keywords
- anemia of critical illness
- critical illness
- damage control resuscitation
- restrictive transfusion strategy
- sepsis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care