Journal article
Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The effect of a liberal transfusion strategy as compared with a restrictive strategy on outcomes in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury is unclear.
METHODS: We randomly assigned adults with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury and anemia to receive transfusion of red cells according to a liberal strategy (transfusions initiated at a hemoglobin level of ≤10 g per deciliter) or a restrictive strategy (transfusions …
Authors
Turgeon AF; Fergusson DA; Clayton L; Patton M-P; Neveu X; Walsh TS; Docherty A; Malbouisson LM; Pili-Floury S; English SW
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 391, No. 8, pp. 722–735
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
August 22, 2024
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2404360
ISSN
0028-4793