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Transfusion, mortality and hemoglobin level: Associations among emergency department patients in Kigali, Rwanda

BACKGROUND: Studies from high-income countries (HIC) support restrictive blood transfusion thresholds in medical patients. In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the etiologies of anemia and baseline health states differ greatly; optimal transfusion thresholds are unknown. This study evaluated...

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Autores principales: Moretti, Katelyn, Marqués, Catalina González, Garbern, Stephanie, Mbanjumucyo, Gabin, Uwamahoro, Chantal, Beaudoin, Francesca L., Amanullah, Siraj, Gjelsvik, Annie, Aluisio, Adam R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32612911
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2020.01.004