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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Main Authors: Bruno Franco Mazza, Flávia Ribeiro Machado, Débora Dutra Mazza, Valeria Hassmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-08-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000400009