Category: Critical Care
Posted: 10/1/2019 by Caleb Chan, MD
(Updated: 5/19/2024)
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Blood Transfusion Thresholds in Specific Populations
Sepsis - 7 g/dL
Acute Coronary Syndrome - no current specific recommendations pending further studies
Stable Cardiovascular Disease - 8 g/dL
Gastrointestinal Bleeds
Acute Neurologic Injury - Traumatic Brain Injury - 7 g/dL
Postpartum Hemorrhage - 1:1:1 ratio strategy
Cable CA, Razavi SA, Roback JD, Murphy DJ. RBC Transfusion Strategies in the ICU: A Concise Review. Crit Care Med. 2019; epub ahead of print.
Category: Critical Care
Posted: 8/14/2019 by Caleb Chan, MD
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The Kidney Transplant Patient in Your ED
Darmon M, Canet E, Ostermann M. Ten tips to manage renal transplant recipients. Intensive Care Med. 2019;45(3):380-383.