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Red Cell Transfusions and Guidelines: A Work in Progress
Blood transfusion utilization continues to rise, yet it has never undergone prospective safety and efficacy testing. Recent data regarding oxygen delivery, microcirculation, and inflammation all point toward potential problems with allogeneic transfusion. Outcome data from retrospective data bases a...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7125650/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17258127 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hoc.2006.11.006 |
| Sumario: | Blood transfusion utilization continues to rise, yet it has never undergone prospective safety and efficacy testing. Recent data regarding oxygen delivery, microcirculation, and inflammation all point toward potential problems with allogeneic transfusion. Outcome data from retrospective data bases are sobering, calling to question the present practices of red cell transfusion. |
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