Journal article
Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes to Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care
Abstract
Importance: Blood collection for laboratory testing in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is a modifiable contributor to anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. Most blood withdrawn is not required for analysis and is discarded.
Objective: To determine whether transitioning from standard-volume to small-volume vacuum tubes for blood collection in ICUs reduces RBC transfusion without compromising laboratory testing procedures.
Authors
Siegal DM; Belley-Côté EP; Lee SF; Hill S; D’Aragon F; Zarychanski R; Rochwerg B; Chassé M; Binnie A; Honarmand K
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 330, No. 19, pp. 1872–1881
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
November 21, 2023
DOI
10.1001/jama.2023.20820
ISSN
0098-7484