Red blood cell transfusion in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury: an international survey of physicians' attitudes.

CONCLUSION: In our survey about critically ill TBI patients, transfusion practice was found to be mainly influenced by the acuity of care, patient characteristics, and neuro-monitoring. Clinical equipoise regarding optimal transfusion strategy is believed to be mainly attributed to the lack of clear clinical evidence and guidelines. Appropriate randomized-controlled trials are required to determine the optimal transfusion strategies in TBI patients.
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Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - April 21, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lessard Bonaventure P, Lauzier F, Zarychanski R, Boutin A, Shemilt M, Saxena M, Zolfagari P, Griesdale D, Menon DK, Stanworth S, English S, Chassé M, Fergusson DA, Moore L, Kramer A, Robitaille A, Myburgh J, Cooper J, Hutchinson P, Turgeon AF, Canadian C Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research