Anaemia requiring red blood cell transfusion is associated with unfavourable 90-day survival in surgical patients with sepsis

Abstract Objective The mortality associated with sepsis remains unacceptably high, despite modern high-quality intensive care. Based on the results from previous studies, anaemia and its management in patients with sepsis appear to impact outcomes; however, the transfusion policy is still being deba...

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Published in:	BMC Research Notes
Main Authors:	Katalin Kristof, Benedikt Büttner, Anna Grimm, Caspar Mewes, Bastian Schmack, Aron Frederik Popov, Michael Ghadimi, Tim Beissbarth, José Hinz, Ingo Bergmann, Ashham Mansur
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-12-01
Subjects:	Sepsis Red blood cell transfusion Surgical ICU Mortality Organ dysfunction Survival
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3988-z