Effects of anemia and blood transfusion on clot formation and platelet function in patients with septic shock: a substudy of the randomized TRISS trial.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with septic shock, the level of anemia and the transfusion of RBCs did not appear to influence clot formation or platelet function. Low platelet function, as evaluated by MEA, was associated with increased risk of subsequent bleeding.
PMID: 30394552 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Transfusion - November 5, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Russell L, Holst LB, Lange T, Liang X, Ostrowski SR, Perner A Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research