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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/4/1037 |