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SUBMITTER: Peyrony O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8199757 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peyrony Olivier O Gamelon Danaé D Brune Romain R Chauvin Anthony A Ghazali Daniel Aiham DA Yordanov Youri Y Arsicaud Aude A Gilleron Pauline P Curac Sonja S Richard Marie-Caroline MC Feral-Pierssens Anne-Laure AL Villoing Barbara B Beaune Sébastien S Goulet Hélène H Fontaine Jean-Paul JP François Anne A Pirenne France F
Journal of clinical medicine 20210602 11
<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to describe red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the emergency department (ED) with a particular focus on the hemoglobin (Hb) level thresholds that are used in this setting.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a cross-sectional study of 12 EDs including all adult patients that received RBC transfusion in January and February 2018. Descriptive statistics were reported. Logistic regression was performed to assess variables that were independently associated with a pre-transfusion H ...[more]