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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Pediatric ICU

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Intensive Care Medicine

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Abstract

The decision process leading to red blood cell (RBC) transfusion should be based as much as possible on available evidence. Risks and benefits of transfusion as well as the risks attributable to anemia must be taken into account. In this chapter, we will discuss what prompts pediatric intensivists to prescribe a RBC transfusion, what should guide this decision, and what is missing to really make a decision based on an evidence-based approach.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Sainte-Justine Hospital, 3175 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QB, H3T 1C5, Canada

    J. Lacroix, M. Tucci & F. Gauvin

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent MD, PhD, FCCM, FCCP (Head) (Head)

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Lacroix, J., Tucci, M., Gauvin, F. (2007). Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Pediatric ICU. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49518-7_73

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