Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Juffermans, Nicole P. (Editor), Walsh, Timothy S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Hematology.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.

In the last decade, there have been several clinical trials that have studied red blood cell transfusion triggers in various Intensive Care Unit patient populations. Moreover, critically ill patients often suffer from coagulopathy. Recent studies have addressed the effectiveness of fresh frozen plas...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Causes of Anemia in Critically Ill Patients
• Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trigger in Sepsis
• Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trigger in Cardiac Disease
• Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trigger in Cardiac Surgery.- Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trigger in Brain Injury.- Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Elderly
• ScvO2 as an Alternative Transfusion Trigger.- Alternatives to Red Blood Cell Transfusion.-  Blood Sparing Alternatives in the Intensive Care Unit.-  Massive Transfusion in Trauma
• Transfusion in Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Platelet Transfusion Trigger in the Intensive Care Unit.- FFP Transfusion in Intensive Care Medicine.- Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
• Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload.