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Anemia and red blood cell transfusion practice in prolonged mechanically ventilated patients admitted to a specialized weaning center: an observational study

BACKGROUND: The impact of anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on weaning from mechanical ventilation is not known. In theory, transfusions could facilitate liberation from the ventilator by improving oxygen transport capacity. In contrast, retrospective studies of critically ill patients sho...

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Autores principales: Ghiani, Alessandro, Sainis, Alexandros, Sainis, Georgios, Neurohr, Claus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6921402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31852456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-1009-1