Transfusion Patterns in All Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and in Those Who Die in Hospital: A Descriptive Analysis.

While it is known that the use of health care resources increases at the end of life in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the allocation of blood products at the end of life has not been described. The objective of this study was to describe overall transfusion patterns in the ICU,...

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Main Authors: Nadine Shehata, Alan J Forster, Nadine Lawrence, Robin Ducharme, Dean A Fergusson, Michaël Chassé, Deanna M Rothwell, Paul C Hébert, Alan T Tinmouth, Kumanan Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4575028?pdf=render