The Impact of Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Blood Lactate in Non-Bleeding Critically Ill Patients—A Retrospective Cohort Study

Anemia should preferably be managed without red blood cell transfusion (RBCT); instead, therapy should be focused on causes of anemia along with efforts to minimize blood loss. Lactate could potentially be used as a physiologic RBCT trigger, although there are some limitations to its interpretation....

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Main Authors: Piotr F. Czempik, Dawid Gierczak, Dawid Wilczek, Łukasz J. Krzych
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/4/1037