Importance Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common among patients admitted to the
intensive care unit (ICU). Despite multiple randomized clinical trials of hemoglobin (Hb) …

Objectives: To critically assess available high-level clinical studies regarding RBC
transfusion strategies, with a focus on hemoglobin transfusion thresholds in the ICU. Data …

TRANSFUSIONS OF PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS (RBCS), a complex biological product
prepared from do-nated blood, are unique in many respects when compared with other …

Background: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are common in intensive care unit, trauma,
and surgical patients. However, the hematocrit that should be maintained in any particular …

Background and Objectives The Transfusion Requirements In Critical Care (TRICC) study
found that critically ill patients tolerate a restrictive haemoglobin transfusion threshold. We …

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common intervention in intensive care unit (ICU)
patients. Anemia is frequent in this population and is associated with poor outcomes …

Objective: The objective of this study was to characterize contemporary red cell transfusion
practice in the critically ill and to examine changes in practice over time. Study Design: The …

Objective To evaluate RBC transfusion practice in the ICU. Design Retrospective chart
review. Setting Multidisciplinary ICU in a tertiary care center. Patients All patients admitted to …

BACKGROUND: Anemia commonly complicates critical illness. Restrictive transfusion
triggers are appropriate in this setting, but no large studies have measured red cell (RBC) …

Objective To quantify the incidence of anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practice
in critically ill patients and to examine the relationship of anemia and RBC transfusion to …