ICU anemic patients may not need transfusions.(Hematology)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 15-DEC-04

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SEATTLE -- Severely anemic critically ill patients can be managed without allogeneic blood transfusion with no worsening of their outcomes in terms of morbidity or mortality, results from a single-site study have found.

"There was no difference in the ICU length of stay, incidence of blood-borne infections, and renal dysfunction between patients managed...

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