Journal article
Do Blood Transfusions Improve Outcomes Related to Mechanical Ventilation?
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Correcting the decrease in oxygen delivery from anemia using allogeneic RBC transfusions has been hypothesized to help with increased oxygen demands during weaning from mechanical ventilation. However, it is also possible that transfusions hinder the process because RBCs may not be able to adequately increase oxygen delivery. In this study, we determined whether a liberal RBC transfusion strategy improved outcomes related to …
Authors
Hébert PC; Blajchman MA; Cook DJ; Yetisir E; Wells G; Marshall J; Schweitzer I; Group TTRICCIFTCCT
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 1850–1857
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2001
DOI
10.1378/chest.119.6.1850
ISSN
0012-3692