Measuring the impact of ambulatory red blood cell transfusion on home functional status: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Measuring the impact of ambulatory red blood cell transfusion on home functional status: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is frequently employed in both ambulatory and hospital environments with the aim of improving patient functional status. In the ambulatory setting, this practice is particularly common in patients with malignancy due to anemia associated with thei...

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Main Authors: Dennis H. Murphree, Theresa N. Kinard, Nandita Khera, Curtis B. Storlie, Che Ngufor, Sudhindra Upadhyaya, Jyotishman Pathak, Emma Fortune, Eapen K. Jacob, Rickey E. Carter, Karl A. Poterack, Daryl J. Kor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Transfusion
Functional status
Outpatient
Clinical trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1873-z

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