Is a low transfusion threshold safe in critically ill patients with cardiovascular diseases?

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Authors

Paul C. Hébert · University of Ottawa

Elizabeth Yetisir

Abstract

A restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy generally appears to be safe in most critically ill patients with cardiovascular disease, with the possible exception of patients with acute myocardial infarcts and unstable angina.

Topics & Keywords

Blood transfusion and management Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care Medicine

Volume 29, Issue 2, pp. 227-234

DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200102000-00001

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