▪ Objective: To review the literature on the appropriateness of red blood cell transfusion and
current physician practice, with emphasis on the physiologic and symptomatic implications …

Transfusion of packed red cells, a complex biologic product prepared from donated blood, is
unique in many respects when compared with other health interventions. Decisions …

A Canadian survey of transfusion practices in critically ill... : Critical Care Medicine A Canadian
survey of transfusion practices in critically ill patients : Critical Care Medicine SCCM Pediatric …

Objective.—To evaluate the effects of a restrictive and a liberal red blood cell (RBC)
transfusion strategy on mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. Study Design …

Background Anemia is a common occurrence in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although
resuscitation, including the use of blood, is a mainstay of early treatment of trauma victims …

Twenty-seven consecutive patients scheduled for total hip replacement were randomly
divided into three groups. The first group had their operations under epidural analgesia, the …

Background Anemia in the critically ill patient population is common. This anemia of critical
illness is a distinct clinical entity characterized by blunted erythropoietin production and …

Background papers Page 1 CAN MED ASSOC J • JUNE 1, 1997; 156 (11 suppl) S9 © 1997
Canadian Medical Association (text and abstract) Review of the clinical practice literature on …

Background Evidence from military populations showed that resuscitation using whole blood
(WB), as opposed to component therapies, may provide additional survival benefits to …

This supplement to The American Journal of Surgery reports the proceedings of a
consensus conference that developed 11 policies for surgical blood management and …