When to give blood
| Autor: | Mav Manji, Gavin Nicol, Elizabeth Hunt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Trauma. 3:221-233 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0350 1460-4086 |
| DOI: | 10.1191/146040801760043132 |
| Popis: | With increased public awareness of the risks of blood transfusion and the decreased availability of blood products, the decision to transfuse a patient should be considered carefully. Most patients require a blood transfusion when haemoglobin levels fall below 8 g=dl or when there is greater than 30% loss of blood volume. However, the main indication for transfusing a patient is to increase their oxygen-carrying capacity and through invasive monitoring provide evidence of inadequate tissue oxygenation. Blood transfusions should be based on the patient’s risks of developing complications of inadequate oxygenation rather than on a single haemoglobin ‘trigger’. |
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