Evaluation of blood transfusion effects on mixed venous oxygen saturation and lactate levels in patients with SIRS/sepsis Avaliação dos efeitos da transfusão de sanguínea na saturação venosa mista e nos níveis de lactato em pacientes com SIRS/sepse
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of red blood cell transfusion in patients with SIRS/sepsis who presented hemoglobin levels under 9.0 g/dL at intensive care unit admission, using two parameters of organ perfusion: mixed venous oxygen saturation and serum lactate levels. METHODS: All patients admitte...
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Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2005-08-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000400009 |