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Optimizing Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2001

Part of the book series: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2001 ((YEARBOOK,volume 2001))

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Abstract

What constitutes optimal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice remains controversial. Tremendous variation in the indications for, and timing of RBC, transfusions exists. The presence of significant variation in RBC transfusion rates implies that the best practice has yet to be identified, and that indications for transfusion are not consistent among providers. This chapter will review the risks and benefits of RBC transfusion, as well as strategies to optimize transfusion practice.

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

    Jean-Louis Vincent (Head) (Head)

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Surgenor, S.D., Hampers, M.J., Corwin, H.L. (2001). Optimizing Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2001. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2001, vol 2001. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59467-0_27

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