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Red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill patient

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common intervention in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Anemia is frequent in this population and is associated with poor outcomes, especially in patients with ischemic heart disease. Although blood transfusions are generally given to improve tissue oxygenati...

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Autores principales: Lelubre, Christophe, Vincent, Jean-Louis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3207872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21970512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-1-43