A Simple "Blood-Saving Bundle" Reduces Diagnostic Blood Loss and the Transfusion Rate in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.

Aim of this study was to reduce blood loss caused by diagnostic blood sampling and to minimize the development of anemia in a high-risk group of mechanically ventilated medical intensive care patients. We therefore implemented a "blood-saving bundle" (BSB) combining a closed-loop arterial...

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Main Authors: Reimer Riessen, Melanie Behmenburg, Gunnar Blumenstock, Doris Guenon, Sigrid Enkel, Richard Schäfer, Michael Haap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4589283?pdf=render