Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews· 2016· Review

Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion

Jeffrey L. Carson, Simon Stanworth, Nareg H. Roubinian, Dean Fergusson et al.

1,223citations
2016year

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Restrictive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies, using hemoglobin thresholds of 7-8 g/dL, reduced RBC transfusions by 43% (RR 0.57) across 31 trials (12,587 participants) without increasing 30-day mortality (RR 0.97) or other major morbidities.

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Field: Biochemistry

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