Iatrogenic anaemia and transfusion thresholds in ICU patients with COVID-19 disease at a tertiary care hospital

Patients with severe COVID-19 disease frequently develop anaemia as the result of multiple mechanisms and often receive transfusions. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of repeated blood samplings on patients ’ anaemic state using standard-volume tubes, in comparison with the hypothetical use of low-volume tubes and to evaluate the transfusion policy adopted.

Source: Transfusion and Apheresis Science - January 22, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Ivo Beverina, Erika Borotto, Chiara Novelli, Danilo Radrizzani, Bruno Brando Source Type: research