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Davis H, Tseng S, Chua W. Oncology Intensive Care Units: Distinguishing Features and Clinical Considerations. J Intensive Care Med 2024:8850666241268857. [PMID: 39175394 DOI: 10.1177/08850666241268857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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The rapidly advancing field of cancer therapeutics has led to increased longevity among cancer patients as well as increasing complexity of cancer-related illness and associated comorbid conditions. As a result, institutions and organizations that specialize in the in-patient care of cancer patients have similarly evolved to meet the constantly changing needs of this unique patient population. Within these institutions, the intensive care units that specialize in the care of critically ill cancer patients represent an especially unique clinical resource. This article explores some of the defining and distinguishing characteristics associated with oncology ICUs.
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- Hugh Davis
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Abou Daher L, Heppell O, Lopez-Plaza I, Guerra-Londono CE. Perioperative Blood Transfusions and Cancer Progression: A Narrative Review. Curr Oncol Rep 2024; 26:880-889. [PMID: 38847973 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-024-01552-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To examine the most recent evidence about known controversies on the effect of perioperative transfusion on cancer progression. RECENT FINDINGS Laboratory evidence suggests that transfusion-related immunomodulation can be modified by blood management and storage practices, but it is likely of less intensity than the effect of the surgical stress response. Clinical evidence has questioned the independent effect of blood transfusion on cancer progression for some cancers but supported it for others. Despite major changes in surgery and anesthesia, cancer surgery remains a major player in perioperative blood product utilization. Prospective data is still required to strengthen or refute existing associations. Transfusion-related immunomodulation in cancer surgery is well-documented, but the extent to which it affects cancer progression is unclear. Associations between transfusion and cancer progression are disease-specific. Increasing evidence shows autologous blood transfusion may be safe in cancer surgery.
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- Layal Abou Daher
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management, & Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Health, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Blood Bank, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management, & Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Health, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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Radford M, Estcourt LJ, Sirotich E, Pitre T, Britto J, Watson M, Brunskill SJ, Fergusson DA, Dorée C, Arnold DM. Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2024; 5:CD011305. [PMID: 38780066 PMCID: PMC11112982 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011305.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND An estimated one-quarter to one-half of people diagnosed with haematological malignancies experience anaemia. There are different strategies for red blood cell (RBC) transfusions to treat anaemia. A restrictive transfusion strategy permits a lower haemoglobin (Hb) level whereas a liberal transfusion strategy aims to maintain a higher Hb. The most effective and safest strategy is unknown. OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy and safety of restrictive versus liberal RBC transfusion strategies for people diagnosed with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without a haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). SEARCH METHODS We searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomised studies (NRS) in MEDLINE (from 1946), Embase (from 1974), CINAHL (from 1982), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2023, Issue 2), and eight other databases (including three trial registries) to 21 March 2023. We also searched grey literature and contacted experts in transfusion for additional trials. There were no language, date or publication status restrictions. SELECTION CRITERIA We included RCTs and prospective NRS that evaluated restrictive versus liberal RBC transfusion strategies in children or adults with malignant haematological disorders receiving intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without HSCT. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently screened references, full-text reports of potentially relevant studies, extracted data from the studies, and assessed the risk of bias. Any disagreement was discussed and resolved with a third review author. Dichotomous outcomes were presented as a risk ratio (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Narrative syntheses were used for heterogeneous outcome measures. Review Manager Web was used to meta-analyse the data. Main outcomes of interest included: all-cause mortality at 31 to 100 days, quality of life, number of participants with any bleeding, number of participants with clinically significant bleeding, serious infections, length of hospital admission (days) and hospital readmission at 0 to 3 months. The certainty of the evidence was assessed using GRADE. MAIN RESULTS Nine studies met eligibility; eight RCTs and one NRS. Six hundred and forty-four participants were included from six completed RCTs (n = 560) and one completed NRS (n = 84), with two ongoing RCTs consisting of 294 participants (260 adult and 34 paediatric) pending inclusion. Only one completed RCT included children receiving HSCT (n = 6); the other five RCTs only included adults: 239 with acute leukaemia receiving chemotherapy and 315 receiving HSCT (166 allogeneic and 149 autologous). The transfusion threshold ranged from 70 g/L to 80 g/L for restrictive and from 80 g/L to 120 g/L for liberal strategies. Effects were reported in the summary of findings tables only for the trials that included adults to reduce indirectness due to the limited evidence contributed by the prematurely terminated paediatric trial. Evidence from RCTs Overall, there may be little to no difference in the number of participants who die within 31 to 100 days using a restrictive compared to a liberal transfusion strategy, but the evidence is very uncertain (three studies; 451 participants; RR 1.00, 95% CI 0.27 to 3.70, P=0.99; very low-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference in quality of life at 0 to 3 months using a restrictive compared to a liberal transfusion strategy, but the evidence is very uncertain (three studies; 431 participants; analysis unable to be completed due to heterogeneity; very low-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference in the number of participants who suffer from any bleeding at 0 to 3 months using a restrictive compared to a liberal transfusion strategy (three studies; 448 participants; RR 0.91, 95% CI 0.78 to 1.06, P = 0.22; low-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference in the number of participants who suffer from clinically significant bleeding at 0 to 3 months using a restrictive compared to a liberal transfusion strategy (four studies; 511 participants; RR: 0.94, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.19, P = 0.60; low-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference in the number of participants who experience serious infections at 0 to 3 months using a restrictive compared to a liberal transfusion strategy (three studies, 451 participants; RR: 1.20, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.55, P = 0.17; low-certainty evidence). A restrictive transfusion strategy likely results in little to no difference in the length of hospital admission at 0 to 3 months compared to a liberal strategy (two studies; 388 participants; analysis unable to be completed due to heterogeneity in reporting; moderate-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference between hospital readmission using a restrictive transfusion strategy compared to a liberal transfusion strategy (one study, 299 participants; RR: 0.89, 95% CI 0.52 to 1.50; P = 0.65; low-certainty evidence). Evidence from NRS The evidence is very uncertain whether a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy: reduces the risk of death within 100 days (one study, 84 participants, restrictive 1 death; liberal 1 death; very low-certainty evidence); or decreases the risk of clinically significant bleeding (one study, 84 participants, restrictive 3; liberal 8; very low-certainty evidence). No NRS reported on the other eligible outcomes. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Findings from this review were based on seven studies and 644 participants. Definite conclusions are challenging given the relatively few included studies, low number of included participants, heterogeneity of intervention and outcome reporting, and overall certainty of evidence. To increase the certainty of the true effect of a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy on clinical outcomes, there is a need for rigorously designed and executed studies. The evidence is largely based on two populations: adults with acute leukaemia receiving intensive chemotherapy and adults with haematologic malignancy requiring HSCT. Despite the addition of 405 participants from three RCTs to the previous review's results, there is still insufficient evidence to answer this review's primary outcome. If we assume a mortality rate of 3% within 100 days, we would need a total of 1492 participants to have an 80% chance of detecting, at a 5% level of significance, an increase in all-cause mortality from 3% to 6%. Further RCTs are needed overall, particularly in children.
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- Michael Radford
- McMaster Centre for Transfusion Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Oncology, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Canada
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- Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Oncology, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, Canada
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- Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
- McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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De Santis GC, Costa L, Brunetta DM, Magnus MM, Benites BD, Rodrigues RDR, Alves SDOC, Rizzo SRCP, Rabello G, Langhi DM. Consensus of the Brazilian association of hematology, hemotherapy and cellular therapy on patient blood management: Anemia tolerance. Hematol Transfus Cell Ther 2024; 46 Suppl 1:S67-S71. [PMID: 38604928 PMCID: PMC11069063 DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2024.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Anemia is a pathological condition in which the hemoglobin and red blood cell mass decrease; it is mainly defined by the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. The World Health Organization guidelines establish specific values to define anemia in different population groups. Early detection of anemia can also be a valuable indicator of underlying medical conditions. Clinical studies have explored the relationship between perioperative anemia and morbidity, highlighting the need for more judicious therapeutic strategies, such as the use of Patient Blood Management, which aims to prevent and treat anemia in a personalized and effective way. Patient Blood Management emerges as a promising approach to dealing with anemia, recognizing that its correction through transfusion always carries risks and that personalized prevention and treatment can offer better outcomes for patients.
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- Gil Cunha De Santis
- Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará (FM UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceará (HEMOCE), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Complexo Hospitalar da Universidade Federal do Ceará (EBSERH UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Hemocentro UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Hemocentro UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein são Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FM USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (Incor - HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Pagano MB, Stanworth SJ, Valentine S, Metcalf R, Wood EM, Pavenski K, Cholette J, So-Osman C, Carson JL. The 2023 AABB international guidelines for red blood cell transfusions: What is new? Transfusion 2024; 64:727-732. [PMID: 38380850 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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- Monica B Pagano
- Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- AABB Clinical Transfusion Practice Committee, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust; NHSBT, Oxford, UK
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Department of Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- AABB Clinical Transfusion Practice Committee, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Haematology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- International Society of Blood Transfusion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and St Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester, Golisano Children's Hospital, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Unit Transfusion Medicine (UTG), Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- European Haematology Association, Transfusion-Specialized Working Group
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Sartini C, Landoni G, Belletti A, Kotani Y, Maimeri N, Umbrello M, Yavorovskiy A, Jabaudon M. Beyond the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: a systematic review of interventions affecting mortality in sepsis. Panminerva Med 2024; 66:55-62. [PMID: 38093626 DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.23.04986-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis-related mortality is decreasing over time after the introduction of "Surviving Sepsis Campaign" Guidelines in 2004. The last Guidelines version collects 93 recommendations, but several interventions supported by randomized evidence of mortality reduction are not included. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We performed a systematic review of all randomized controlled trials reporting a statistically significant mortality reduction in septic patients and compared the identified studies to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines 2021 to highlight discrepancies. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS We identified 83 randomized controlled trials (58 interventions) influencing mortality in sepsis. Only 9/58 of these interventions were included in the Guidelines: lactate measurement and lactate-guided hemodynamic management, procalcitonin-guided antibiotics discontinuation, balanced crystalloids as first choice fluids, albumin infusion, avoidance of starches, noradrenaline as first line vasopressor, vasopressin as an adjunctive vasopressor to noradrenaline, neuromuscular blocking agents in moderate-severe sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, and corticosteroids use. Only 11/93 Guidelines recommendations were supported by randomized evidence with mortality difference. Five of the interventions with survival benefit in literature (vitamin C, terlipressin, polymyxin B, liberal transfusion strategy and immunoglobulins) were recommended to avoid in the Guidelines, while 44 interventions were not mentioned, including three interventions (esmolol, omega 3, and external warming) with at least two randomized controlled trials with a documented survival benefit. CONCLUSIONS Several discrepancies exist between the randomized controlled trials with mortality difference in septic patients and the latest Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. This systematic review can be of help for improving future guidelines and may guide research on specific promising topics.
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- Chiara Sartini
- Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo - San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy -
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Resuscitation and Anesthesia, Ospedale Nuovo di Legnano, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Genetics, Reproduction, and Development (iGReD), Clermont Auvergne University, National Center of Scientific Research, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Fan ZK, Zhang ZR, Yi RQ, Feng W, Li CE, Chen W, Shen YY. Hemoglobin levels and clinical outcomes after extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to open heart surgery: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:598. [PMID: 38062386 PMCID: PMC10704751 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03647-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to open heart surgery is a common procedure used to treat heart diseases. However, the optimal transfusion strategy for patients undergoing this surgery remains a subject of debate. This study aims to investigate the association between hemoglobin levels and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to open heart surgery, with the ultimate goal of improving surgical success rates and enhancing patients' quality of life. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV 2.2 (MIMIC-IV 2.2) database, including 4144 patients. The patients were categorized into five groups based on their minimum hemoglobin levels during hospitalization. Baseline characteristics, clinical scores, laboratory results, and clinical outcome data were collected. Statistical analyses utilized descriptive statistics, ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests, Kaplan-Meier method, and Log-rank test. RESULTS The results revealed a significant correlation between hemoglobin levels and in-hospital mortality, as well as mortality rates at 30 days, 60 days, and 180 days (p < 0.001). Patients with lower hemoglobin levels exhibited higher mortality rates. However, once hemoglobin levels exceeded 7g/dL, no significant difference in mortality rates was observed (p = 0.557). Additionally, lower hemoglobin levels were associated with prolonged hospital stay, ICU admission time, and mechanical ventilation time (p < 0.001). Furthermore, hemoglobin levels were significantly correlated with complication risk, norepinephrine dosage, and red blood cell transfusion volume (p < 0.001). However, there was no significant difference among the groups in terms of major complications, specifically sepsis (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The study highlights the importance of managing hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing heart surgery with extracorporeal circulation. Hemoglobin levels can serve as valuable indicators for predicting clinical outcomes and guiding treatment decisions. Physicians should carefully consider hemoglobin levels to optimize transfusion strategies and improve postoperative patient outcomes. Further research and intervention studies are warranted to validate and implement these findings in clinical practice.
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- Zhao-Kun Fan
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Medical Record, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310006, China.
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Raasveld SJ, de Bruin S, Reuland MC, van den Oord C, Schenk J, Aubron C, Bakker J, Cecconi M, Feldheiser A, Meier J, Müller MCA, Scheeren TWL, McQuilten Z, Flint A, Hamid T, Piagnerelli M, Tomić Mahečić T, Benes J, Russell L, Aguirre-Bermeo H, Triantafyllopoulou K, Chantziara V, Gurjar M, Myatra SN, Pota V, Elhadi M, Gawda R, Mourisco M, Lance M, Neskovic V, Podbregar M, Llau JV, Quintana-Diaz M, Cronhjort M, Pfortmueller CA, Yapici N, Nielsen ND, Shah A, de Grooth HJ, Vlaar APJ. Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit. JAMA 2023; 330:1852-1861. [PMID: 37824112 PMCID: PMC10570913 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Importance Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite multiple randomized clinical trials of hemoglobin (Hb) thresholds for transfusion, little is known about how these thresholds are incorporated into current practice. Objective To evaluate and describe ICU RBC transfusion practices worldwide. Design, Setting, and Participants International, prospective, cohort study that involved 3643 adult patients from 233 ICUs in 30 countries on 6 continents from March 2019 to October 2022 with data collection in prespecified weeks. Exposure ICU stay. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the occurrence of RBC transfusion during ICU stay. Additional outcomes included the indication(s) for RBC transfusion (consisting of clinical reasons and physiological triggers), the stated Hb threshold and actual measured Hb values before and after an RBC transfusion, and the number of units transfused. Results Among 3908 potentially eligible patients, 3643 were included across 233 ICUs (median of 11 patients per ICU [IQR, 5-20]) in 30 countries on 6 continents. Among the participants, the mean (SD) age was 61 (16) years, 62% were male (2267/3643), and the median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was 3.2 (IQR, 1.5-6.0). A total of 894 patients (25%) received 1 or more RBC transfusions during their ICU stay, with a median total of 2 units per patient (IQR, 1-4). The proportion of patients who received a transfusion ranged from 0% to 100% across centers, from 0% to 80% across countries, and from 19% to 45% across continents. Among the patients who received a transfusion, a total of 1727 RBC transfusions were administered, wherein the most common clinical indications were low Hb value (n = 1412 [81.8%]; mean [SD] lowest Hb before transfusion, 7.4 [1.2] g/dL), active bleeding (n = 479; 27.7%), and hemodynamic instability (n = 406 [23.5%]). Among the events with a stated physiological trigger, the most frequently stated triggers were hypotension (n = 728 [42.2%]), tachycardia (n = 474 [27.4%]), and increased lactate levels (n = 308 [17.8%]). The median lowest Hb level on days with an RBC transfusion ranged from 5.2 g/dL to 13.1 g/dL across centers, from 5.3 g/dL to 9.1 g/dL across countries, and from 7.2 g/dL to 8.7 g/dL across continents. Approximately 84% of ICUs administered transfusions to patients at a median Hb level greater than 7 g/dL. Conclusions and Relevance RBC transfusion was common in patients admitted to ICUs worldwide between 2019 and 2022, with high variability across centers in transfusion practices.
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- Senta Jorinde Raasveld
- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHU de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, New York University and Columbia University New York
- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Centers, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, EvangKliniken Essen-Mitte, Huyssens-Stiftung/Knappschaft, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kepler University Clinic, Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, Asgar Ali Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Intensive Care, CHU Charleroi Marie Curie, Université Libre de Brussels, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Plzen–Charles University, Plzen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital–Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Intensive Care Unit, First Department of Respiratory Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sotiria Chest Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Child, General and Specialistic Surgery, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Centro Hospitalar de Entro o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Military Medical Academy Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department for Internal Intensive Care, General Hospital Celje, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Post-surgical Critical Care, University Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Section of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Guyatt G, Valentine S, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Pagano MB. Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines. JAMA 2023; 330:1892-1902. [PMID: 37824153 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Importance Red blood cell transfusion is a common medical intervention with benefits and harms. Objective To provide recommendations for use of red blood cell transfusion in adults and children. Evidence Review Standards for trustworthy guidelines were followed, including using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methods, managing conflicts of interest, and making values and preferences explicit. Evidence from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials was reviewed. Findings For adults, 45 randomized controlled trials with 20 599 participants compared restrictive hemoglobin-based transfusion thresholds, typically 7 to 8 g/dL, with liberal transfusion thresholds of 9 to 10 g/dL. For pediatric patients, 7 randomized controlled trials with 2730 participants compared a variety of restrictive and liberal transfusion thresholds. For most patient populations, results provided moderate quality evidence that restrictive transfusion thresholds did not adversely affect patient-important outcomes. Recommendation 1: for hospitalized adult patients who are hemodynamically stable, the international panel recommends a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (strong recommendation, moderate certainty evidence). In accordance with the restrictive strategy threshold used in most trials, clinicians may choose a threshold of 7.5 g/dL for patients undergoing cardiac surgery and 8 g/dL for those undergoing orthopedic surgery or those with preexisting cardiovascular disease. Recommendation 2: for hospitalized adult patients with hematologic and oncologic disorders, the panel suggests a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (conditional recommendations, low certainty evidence). Recommendation 3: for critically ill children and those at risk of critical illness who are hemodynamically stable and without a hemoglobinopathy, cyanotic cardiac condition, or severe hypoxemia, the international panel recommends a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (strong recommendation, moderate certainty evidence). Recommendation 4: for hemodynamically stable children with congenital heart disease, the international panel suggests a transfusion threshold that is based on the cardiac abnormality and stage of surgical repair: 7 g/dL (biventricular repair), 9 g/dL (single-ventricle palliation), or 7 to 9 g/dL (uncorrected congenital heart disease) (conditional recommendation, low certainty evidence). Conclusions and Relevance It is good practice to consider overall clinical context and alternative therapies to transfusion when making transfusion decisions about an individual patient.
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- Jeffrey L Carson
- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- NHSBT, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester
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- Cochrane Injuries Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Pathology Associates of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and St Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Unit Transfusion Medicine (UTG), Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Haematology, Monash Health, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle
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Yang P, Yuan J, Yu L, Yu J, Zhang Y, Yuan Z, Chen L, Zhang X, Tang X, Chen Q. Clinical significance of hemoglobin level and blood transfusion therapy in elderly sepsis patients: A retrospective analysis. Am J Emerg Med 2023; 73:27-33. [PMID: 37579529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The clinical significance of hemoglobin level and blood transfusion therapy in elderly sepsis patients remains controversial. The study investigated the relationship between mortality, hemoglobin levels, and blood transfusion in elderly sepsis patients. METHODS Elderly sepsis patients were included in the Marketplace for Medical Information in Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database. A multivariate regression model analyzed the relationship between the Hb level and the 28-day mortality risk. Logistic Multivariate analysis, Propensity Matching (PSM) analysis, an Inverse Probabilities Weighting (IPW) model and doubly robust estimation were applied to analyze the 28-day mortality risk between transfused and non-transfused patients in Hb at 7-8 g/dL, 8-9 g/dL, 9-10 g/dL, and 10-11 g/dL groups. RESULTS 7473 elderly sepsis patients were enrolled in the study. The Hb level in the ICU and the 28-day mortality risk of patients with sepsis shared a non-linear relationship. The patients with Hb levels of <10 g/dL(p < 0.05) and > 15 g/dL(p < 0.05) within 24 h had a high mortality risk in multivariate analysis. In the Hb level 7-8 g/dL and 8-9 g/dL subgroup, the Multivariate analysis (p < 0.05), PSM (p < 0.05), IPW (p < 0.05) and doubly robust estimation (p < 0.05) suggested that blood transfusion could reduce the mortality risk. In the subgroup with a Hb level of 10-11 g/dL, IPW (p < 0.05) and doubly robust estimation (p < 0.05) suggested that blood transfusion could increase the mortality risk of elderly sepsis patients. CONCLUSION A non-linear relationship between the Hb level and the 28-day mortality risk and Hb levels of <10 g/dL and > 15 g/dL may increase the mortality risk, and blood transfusion with a Hb level of <9 g/dL may minimize mortality risk in elderly sepsis patients.
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- Penglei Yang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225200, China.
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Fasano RM, Doctor A, Stowell SR, Spinella PC, Carson JL, Maier CL, Josephson CD, Triulzi DJ. Optimizing RBC Transfusion Outcomes in Patients with Acute Illness and in the Chronic Transfusion Setting. Transfus Med Rev 2023; 37:150758. [PMID: 37743191 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2023.150758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common clinical intervention used to treat patients with acute and chronic anemia. The decision to transfuse RBCs in the acute setting is based on several factors but current clinical studies informing optimal RBC transfusion decision making (TDM) are largely based upon hemoglobin (Hb) level. In contrast to transfusion in acute settings, chronic RBC transfusion therapy has several different purposes and is associated with distinct transfusion risks such as iron overload and RBC alloimmunization. Consequently, RBC TDM in the chronic setting requires optimizing the survival of transfused RBCs in order to reduce transfusion exposure over the lifespan of an individual and the associated transfusion complications mentioned. This review summarizes the current medical literature addressing optimal RBC-TDM in the acute and chronic transfusion settings and discusses the current gaps in knowledge which need to be prioritized in future national and international research initiatives.
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- Ross M Fasano
- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Center for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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- Vitalant and Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Kamath S, Hammad Altaq H, Abdo T. Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: What Have We Learned in the Last Two Decades? Microorganisms 2023; 11:2231. [PMID: 37764075 PMCID: PMC10537306 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11092231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a clinical syndrome encompassing physiologic and biological abnormalities caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis progression into septic shock is associated with a dramatic increase in mortality, hence the importance of early identification and treatment. Over the last two decades, the definition of sepsis has evolved to improve early sepsis recognition and screening, standardize the terms used to describe sepsis and highlight its association with organ dysfunction and higher mortality. The early 2000s witnessed the birth of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT), which showed a dramatic reduction in mortality leading to its wide adoption, and the surviving sepsis campaign (SSC), which has been instrumental in developing and updating sepsis guidelines over the last 20 years. Outside of early fluid resuscitation and antibiotic therapy, sepsis management has transitioned to a less aggressive approach over the last few years, shying away from routine mixed venous oxygen saturation and central venous pressure monitoring and excessive fluids resuscitation, inotropes use, and red blood cell transfusions. Peripheral vasopressor use was deemed safe and is rising, and resuscitation with balanced crystalloids and a restrictive fluid strategy was explored. This review will address some of sepsis management's most important yet controversial components and summarize the available evidence from the last two decades.
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA; (S.K.); (H.H.A.)
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Mustahsin M, Maitra S, Anand RK, Soneja M, Madan K, Darlong V, Baidya DK. Transfusion trigger in the critically ill with sepsis or septic shock: A prospective study. Indian J Med Res 2023; 158:276-283. [PMID: 37815070 PMCID: PMC10720963 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_329_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Background & objectives Current practice around transfusion trigger in critically ill sepsis patients is not clear. Moreover, any association of haemoglobin trigger and other transfusion parameters such as age of red blood cells (RBCs) at transfusion and number of units of RBCs transfused with mortality and other adverse outcomes need further assessment. Methods In this prospective study, patients aged 18-70 yr and admitted to intensive care with a diagnosis of sepsis were included (n=108). Baseline demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters were noted and various transfusion data, i.e., haemoglobin trigger, number of units of RBCs and the age of RBCs were recorded. Following outcome data were collected: 28 and 90 day mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, vasopressor therapy, intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stay and requirement of renal replacement therapy. Results Of the total 108 participants, 78 (72.2%) survived till 28 days and 66 (61.1%) survived till 90 days. Transfusion trigger was 6.9 (6.7-7.1) g/dl [median (interquartile range)]. On multivariable logistic regression analysis, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (95% confidence interval {CI}): 0.86 (0.78, 0.96); P=0.005], cumulative fluid balance (CFB) [aOR (95% CI): 0.99 (0.99, 0.99); P=0.005] and admission platelet count [aOR (95% CI): 1.69 (1.01, 2.84); P=0.043] were the predictors of 28 day mortality [model area under the receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) 0.81]. APACHE II [aOR (95% CI): 0.88 (0.81, 0.97); P=0.013], CFB [a OR (95% CI): 0.99977 (0.99962, 0.99993); P=0.044] and transfusion trigger [aOR (95% CI): 3 (1.07, 8.34); P=0.035] were the predictors of 90 day mortality (model AUROC: 0.82). Interpretation & conclusions In sepsis, patients admitted to the ICU, current practice suggests transfusion trigger is below 7 g/dl and it does not affect any adverse outcome including 28 day mortality.
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- Mohd. Mustahsin
- Department of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, New Delhi, India
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Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. Perioperative Fluid Management. Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 41:613-629. [PMID: 37516498 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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The medical complexity of the geriatric patients has been steadily rising. Still, as outcomes of surgical procedures in the elderly are improving, centers are pushing boundaries. There is also a growing appreciation of the importance of perioperative fluid management on postoperative outcomes, especially in the elderly. Optimal fluid management in this cohort is challenging due to the combination of age-related physiological changes in organ function, increased comorbid burden, and larger fluid shifts during more complex surgical procedures. The current state-of-the-art approach to fluid management in the perioperative period is outlined.
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- Domagoj Mladinov
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, CWN-L1, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 405 W San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street South, JT 845D, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 405 W San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU 405 W San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, VA Medical Center-San Francisco, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco CA 94121, USA.
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Chin K, Joo H, Jiang H, Lin C, Savinova I, Joo S, Alli A, Sklar MC, Papa F, Simpson J, Baker AJ, Mazer CD, Darrah W, Hare GMT. Importance of assessing biomarkers and physiological parameters of anemia-induced tissue hypoxia in the perioperative period. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY (ELSEVIER) 2023; 73:186-197. [PMID: 36377057 PMCID: PMC10068554 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Anemia is associated with increased risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), stroke and mortality in perioperative patients. We sought to understand the mechanism(s) by assessing the integrative physiological responses to anemia (kidney, brain), the degrees of anemia-induced tissue hypoxia, and associated biomarkers and physiological parameters. Experimental measurements demonstrate a linear relationship between blood Oxygen Content (CaO2) and renal microvascular PO2 (y = 0.30x + 6.9, r2 = 0.75), demonstrating that renal hypoxia is proportional to the degree of anemia. This defines the kidney as a potential oxygen sensor during anemia. Further evidence of renal oxygen sensing is demonstrated by proportional increase in serum Erythropoietin (EPO) during anemia (y = 93.806*10-0.02, r2 = 0.82). This data implicates systemic EPO levels as a biomarker of anemia-induced renal tissue hypoxia. By contrast, cerebral Oxygen Delivery (DO2) is defended by a profound proportional increase in Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF), minimizing tissue hypoxia in the brain, until more severe levels of anemia occur. We hypothesize that the kidney experiences profound early anemia-induced tissue hypoxia which contributes to adaptive mechanisms to preserve cerebral perfusion. At severe levels of anemia, renal hypoxia intensifies, and cerebral hypoxia occurs, possibly contributing to the mechanism(s) of AKI and stroke when adaptive mechanisms to preserve organ perfusion are overwhelmed. Clinical methods to detect renal tissue hypoxia (an early warning signal) and cerebral hypoxia (a later consequence of severe anemia) may inform clinical practice and support the assessment of clinical biomarkers (i.e., EPO) and physiological parameters (i.e., urinary PO2) of anemia-induced tissue hypoxia. This information may direct targeted treatment strategies to prevent adverse outcomes associated with anemia.
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- Kyle Chin
- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Physiology, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Critical Care, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Critical Care, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Physiology, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Critical Care, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Physiology, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital Center of Excellence for Patient Blood Management, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Canada.
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Kiyatkin ME, Mladinov D, Jarzebowski ML, Warner MA. Patient Blood Management, Anemia, and Transfusion Optimization Across Surgical Specialties. Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 41:161-174. [PMID: 36871997 PMCID: PMC10066799 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2022.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Patient blood management (PBM) is a systematic, evidence-based approach to improve patient outcomes by managing and preserving a patient's own blood and minimizing allogenic transfusion need and risk. According to the PBM approach, the goals of perioperative anemia management include early diagnosis, targeted treatment, blood conservation, restrictive transfusion except in cases of acute and massive hemorrhage, and ongoing quality assurance and research efforts to advance overall blood health.
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- Michael E Kiyatkin
- Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 200 1st Street, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Seitz KP, Qian ET, Semler MW. Intravenous fluid therapy in sepsis. Nutr Clin Pract 2022; 37:990-1003. [PMID: 35801708 PMCID: PMC9463107 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Sepsis is the dysregulated immune response to severe infection that is common and lethal among critically ill patients. Fluid administration is a common treatment for hypotension and shock in early sepsis. Fluid therapy can also cause edema and organ dysfunction. Research on the best treatment strategies for sepsis has provided insights on the optimal timing, dose, and type of fluid to treat patients with sepsis. Initial research on early goal-directed therapy for sepsis included an initial bolus of 30 ml/kg of fluid, but more recent research has supported use of smaller volumes. After initial fluid resuscitation, minimizing additional fluid administration may be beneficial, but no single measure has been established as the best method to guide ongoing fluid management in sepsis. Dynamic measures of "fluid responsiveness" can predict which patients will experience an increase in cardiac output from a fluid bolus. Use of such a measure in clinical care remains limited by applicability to patient populations and uncertainty regarding the effect on clinical outcomes. Recent research informs the effect of fluid composition on outcomes for patients with sepsis. Current data support the use of balanced crystalloids, rather than saline, and the use of crystalloids, rather than semisynthetic colloids. The role for albumin administration in sepsis remains uncertain. Future research should focus on determining the optimal volume of fluid during sepsis resuscitation, the effectiveness of measures of "fluid responsiveness" in improving outcomes, the optimal composition of crystalloid solutions, the role of albumin, and the effects of "deresuscitation" after septic shock.
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- Kevin P. Seitz
- Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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- Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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- Vanderbilt University, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine
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Okello CD, Shih AW, Angucia B, Kiwanuka N, Heddle N, Orem J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Mortality and its associated factors in transfused patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275126. [PMID: 36137107 PMCID: PMC9499229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Blood transfusion is life-saving but sometimes also associated with morbidity and mortality. There is limited data on mortality in patients transfused with whole blood in sub-Saharan Africa. We described the 30-day all-cause mortality and its associated factors in patients transfused with whole blood to inform appropriate clinical intervention and research priorities to mitigate potential risks. A retrospective study was performed on purposively sampled patients transfused with whole blood at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and Mulago hospital in the year 2018. Two thousand twelve patients with a median (IQR) age of 39 (28–54) years were enrolled over a four month period. There were 1,107 (55%) females. Isolated HIV related anaemia (228, 11.3%), gynaecological cancers (208, 10.3%), unexplained anaemia (186, 9.2%), gastrointestinal cancers (148, 7.4%), and kidney disease (141, 7.0%) were the commonest diagnoses. Most patients were transfused with only one unit of blood (n = 1232, 61.2%). The 30 day all-cause mortality rate was 25.2%. Factors associated with mortality were isolated HIV related anaemia (HR 3.2, 95% CI, 2.3–4.4), liver disease (HR 3.0, 95% CI, 2.0–4.5), kidney disease (HR 2.2, 95% CI, 1.5–3.3; p<0.01), cardiovascular disease (HR 2.9, 95% CI, 1.6–5.4; p<0.01), respiratory disease (HR 3.0, 95% CI 1.8–4.9; p<0.01), diabetes mellitus (HR 4.1, 95% CI, 2.3–7.4; p<0.01) and sepsis (HR 6.2, 95% CI 3.7–10.4; p<0.01). Transfusion with additional blood was associated with survival (HR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7–0.9, p<0.01). In conclusion, the 30-day all-cause mortality was higher than in the general inpatients. Factors associated with mortality were isolated HIV related anaemia, kidney disease, liver disease, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and sepsis. Transfusion with additional blood was associated with survival. These findings require further prospective evaluation.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Tomić Mahečić T, Brooks R, Noitz M, Sarmiento I, Baronica R, Meier J. The Limits of Acute Anemia. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11185279. [PMID: 36142930 PMCID: PMC9505011 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11185279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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For many years, physicians’ approach to the transfusion of allogeneic red blood cells (RBC) was not individualized. It was accepted that a hemoglobin concentration (Hb) of less than 10 g/dL was a general transfusion threshold and the majority of patients were transfused immediately. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence that even significantly lower hemoglobin concentrations can be survived in the short term without sequelae. This somehow contradicts the observation that moderate or mild anemia is associated with relevant long-term morbidity and mortality. To resolve this apparent contradiction, it must be recognized that we have to avoid acute anemia or treat it by alternative methods. The aim of this article is to describe the physiological limits of acute anemia, match these considerations with clinical realities, and then present “patient blood management” (PBM) as the therapeutic concept that can prevent both anemia and unnecessary transfusion of RBC concentrates in a clinical context, especially in Intensive Care Units (ICU). This treatment concept may prove to be the key to high-quality patient care in the ICU setting in the future.
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- Tina Tomić Mahečić
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb—“Rebro”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University, 4040 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Clinica Santa Maria, Santiago 7520378, Chile
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb—“Rebro”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University, 4040 Linz, Austria
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Maimaitiming M, Zhang C, Xie J, Zheng Z, Luo H, Ooi OC. Impact of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy on thrombosis-related events: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Vox Sang 2022; 117:887-899. [PMID: 35332942 DOI: 10.1111/vox.13274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is an ongoing controversy regarding the risks of restrictive and liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategies. This meta-analysis assessed whether transfusion at a lower threshold was superior to transfusion at a higher threshold, with regard to thrombosis-related events, that is, whether these outcomes can benefit from a restrictive transfusion strategy is debated. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Scopus from inception up to 31 July 2021. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in any clinical setting that evaluated the effects of restrictive versus liberal RBC transfusion in adults. We used random-effects models to calculate the risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) based on pooled data. RESULTS Thirty RCTs involving 17,334 participants were included. The pooled RR for thromboembolic events was 0.65 (95% CI 0.44-0.94; p = 0.020; I2 = 0.0%, very low-quality evidence), favouring the restrictive strategy. There were no significant differences in cerebrovascular accidents (RR = 0.83; 95% CI 0.64-1.09; p = 0.180; I2 = 0.0%, very low-quality evidence) or myocardial infarction (RR = 1.05; 95% CI 0.87-1.26; p = 0.620; I2 = 0.0%, low-quality evidence). Subgroup analyses showed that a restrictive (relative to liberal) strategy reduced (1) thromboembolic events in RCTs conducted in North America and (2) myocardial infarctions in the subgroup of RCTs where the restrictive transfusion threshold was 7 g/dl but not in the 8 g/dl subgroup (with a liberal transfusion threshold of 10 g/dl in both subgroups). CONCLUSIONS A restrictive (relative to liberal) transfusion strategy may be effective in reducing venous thrombosis but not arterial thrombosis.
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- Mairehaba Maimaitiming
- School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore
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- School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Heilbronn, Germany.,Munich Data Science Institute, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Dennis JA, Trivella M, Roubinian N, Fergusson DA, Triulzi D, Dorée C, Hébert PC. Transfusion thresholds for guiding red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 12:CD002042. [PMID: 34932836 PMCID: PMC8691808 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002042.pub5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The optimal haemoglobin threshold for use of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in anaemic patients remains an active field of research. Blood is a scarce resource, and in some countries, transfusions are less safe than in others because of inadequate testing for viral pathogens. If a liberal transfusion policy does not improve clinical outcomes, or if it is equivalent, then adopting a more restrictive approach could be recognised as the standard of care. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review update was to compare 30-day mortality and other clinical outcomes for participants randomised to restrictive versus liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion thresholds (triggers) for all clinical conditions. The restrictive transfusion threshold uses a lower haemoglobin concentration as a threshold for transfusion (most commonly, 7.0 g/dL to 8.0 g/dL), and the liberal transfusion threshold uses a higher haemoglobin concentration as a threshold for transfusion (most commonly, 9.0 g/dL to 10.0 g/dL). SEARCH METHODS We identified trials through updated searches: CENTRAL (2020, Issue 11), MEDLINE (1946 to November 2020), Embase (1974 to November 2020), Transfusion Evidence Library (1950 to November 2020), Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990 to November 2020), and trial registries (November 2020). We checked the reference lists of other published reviews and relevant papers to identify additional trials. We were aware of one trial identified in earlier searching that was in the process of being published (in February 2021), and we were able to include it before this review was finalised. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised trials of surgical or medical participants that recruited adults or children, or both. We excluded studies that focused on neonates. Eligible trials assigned intervention groups on the basis of different transfusion schedules or thresholds or 'triggers'. These thresholds would be defined by a haemoglobin (Hb) or haematocrit (Hct) concentration below which an RBC transfusion would be administered; the haemoglobin concentration remains the most commonly applied marker of the need for RBC transfusion in clinical practice. We included trials in which investigators had allocated participants to higher thresholds or more liberal transfusion strategies compared to more restrictive ones, which might include no transfusion. As in previous versions of this review, we did not exclude unregistered trials published after 2010 (as per the policy of the Cochrane Injuries Group, 2015), however, we did conduct analyses to consider the differential impact of results of trials for which prospective registration could not be confirmed. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We identified trials for inclusion and extracted data using Cochrane methods. We pooled risk ratios of clinical outcomes across trials using a random-effects model. Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias. We conducted predefined analyses by clinical subgroups. We defined participants randomly allocated to the lower transfusion threshold as being in the 'restrictive transfusion' group and those randomly allocated to the higher transfusion threshold as being in the 'liberal transfusion' group. MAIN RESULTS A total of 48 trials, involving data from 21,433 participants (at baseline), across a range of clinical contexts (e.g. orthopaedic, cardiac, or vascular surgery; critical care; acute blood loss (including gastrointestinal bleeding); acute coronary syndrome; cancer; leukaemia; haematological malignancies), met the eligibility criteria. The haemoglobin concentration used to define the restrictive transfusion group in most trials (36) was between 7.0 g/dL and 8.0 g/dL. Most trials included only adults; three trials focused on children. The included studies were generally at low risk of bias for key domains including allocation concealment and incomplete outcome data. Restrictive transfusion strategies reduced the risk of receiving at least one RBC transfusion by 41% across a broad range of clinical contexts (risk ratio (RR) 0.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53 to 0.66; 42 studies, 20,057 participants; high-quality evidence), with a large amount of heterogeneity between trials (I² = 96%). Overall, restrictive transfusion strategies did not increase or decrease the risk of 30-day mortality compared with liberal transfusion strategies (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.15; 31 studies, 16,729 participants; I² = 30%; moderate-quality evidence) or any of the other outcomes assessed (i.e. cardiac events (low-quality evidence), myocardial infarction, stroke, thromboembolism (all high-quality evidence)). High-quality evidence shows that the liberal transfusion threshold did not affect the risk of infection (pneumonia, wound infection, or bacteraemia). Transfusion-specific reactions are uncommon and were inconsistently reported within trials. We noted less certainty in the strength of evidence to support the safety of restrictive transfusion thresholds for the following predefined clinical subgroups: myocardial infarction, vascular surgery, haematological malignancies, and chronic bone-marrow disorders. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Transfusion at a restrictive haemoglobin concentration decreased the proportion of people exposed to RBC transfusion by 41% across a broad range of clinical contexts. Across all trials, no evidence suggests that a restrictive transfusion strategy impacted 30-day mortality, mortality at other time points, or morbidity (i.e. cardiac events, myocardial infarction, stroke, pneumonia, thromboembolism, infection) compared with a liberal transfusion strategy. Despite including 17 more randomised trials (and 8846 participants), data remain insufficient to inform the safety of transfusion policies in important and selected clinical contexts, such as myocardial infarction, chronic cardiovascular disease, neurological injury or traumatic brain injury, stroke, thrombocytopenia, and cancer or haematological malignancies, including chronic bone marrow failure. Further work is needed to improve our understanding of outcomes other than mortality. Most trials compared only two separate thresholds for haemoglobin concentration, which may not identify the actual optimal threshold for transfusion in a particular patient. Haemoglobin concentration may not be the most informative marker of the need for transfusion in individual patients with different degrees of physiological adaptation to anaemia. Notwithstanding these issues, overall findings provide good evidence that transfusions with allogeneic RBCs can be avoided in most patients with haemoglobin thresholds between the range of 7.0 g/dL and 8.0 g/dL. Some patient subgroups might benefit from RBCs to maintain higher haemoglobin concentrations; research efforts should focus on these clinical contexts.
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- Jeffrey L Carson
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Cochrane Injuries Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Research, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Canada
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Ma X, Liu Y, Han Q, Han Y, Wang J, Zhang H. Transfusion‑related immunomodulation in patients with cancer: Focus on the impact of extracellular vesicles from stored red blood cells (Review). Int J Oncol 2021; 59:108. [PMID: 34841441 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2021.5288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions may have a negative impact on the prognosis of patients with cancer, where transfusion‑related immunomodulation (TRIM) may be a significant contributing factor. A number of components have been indicated to be associated with TRIM. Among these, the impact of extracellular vesicles (EVs) has been garnering increasing attention from researchers. EVs are defined as nano‑scale, cell‑derived vesicles that carry a variety of bioactive molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, to mediate cell‑to‑cell communication and exert immunoregulatory functions. RBCs in storage constitutively secrete EVs, which serve an important role in TRIM in patients with cancer receiving a blood transfusion. Therefore, the present review aimed to first summarize the available information on the biogenesis and characterization of EVs. Subsequently, the possible mechanisms of TRIM in patients with cancer and the impact of EVs on TRIM were discussed, aiming to provide an outlook for future studies, specifically for formulating recommendations for managing patients with cancer receiving RBC transfusions.
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- Xingyu Ma
- Class 2018 Medical Inspection Technology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Class 2018 Medical Inspection Technology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Class 2018 Medical Inspection Technology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P.R. China
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021. Crit Care Med 2021; 49:e1063-e1143. [PMID: 34605781 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 899] [Impact Index Per Article: 299.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, Antonelli M, Coopersmith CM, French C, Machado FR, Mcintyre L, Ostermann M, Prescott HC, Schorr C, Simpson S, Wiersinga WJ, Alshamsi F, Angus DC, Arabi Y, Azevedo L, Beale R, Beilman G, Belley-Cote E, Burry L, Cecconi M, Centofanti J, Coz Yataco A, De Waele J, Dellinger RP, Doi K, Du B, Estenssoro E, Ferrer R, Gomersall C, Hodgson C, Møller MH, Iwashyna T, Jacob S, Kleinpell R, Klompas M, Koh Y, Kumar A, Kwizera A, Lobo S, Masur H, McGloughlin S, Mehta S, Mehta Y, Mer M, Nunnally M, Oczkowski S, Osborn T, Papathanassoglou E, Perner A, Puskarich M, Roberts J, Schweickert W, Seckel M, Sevransky J, Sprung CL, Welte T, Zimmerman J, Levy M. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Intensive Care Med 2021; 47:1181-1247. [PMID: 34599691 PMCID: PMC8486643 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-021-06506-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1470] [Impact Index Per Article: 490.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Laura Evans
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Adult Critical Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Emergenza, Anestesiologiche e della Rianimazione, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Anesthesiology, Pain and Intensive Care Department, Federal University of São Paulo, Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- University of Michigan and VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis, Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- University of Pittsburgh Critical Care Medicine CRISMA Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Intensive Care Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Mount Sinai Hospital & University of Toronto (Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.,Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center/University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical ICU, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Hospital Interzonal de Agudos San Martin de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Intensive Care Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- ASAN Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Intensive Care Division, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Medanta the Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- University of Minnesota/Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Pharmacy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Division of Anaesthesiology Critical Care Emergency and Pain Medicine, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
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- World Federation of Intensive and Critical Care, Brussels, Belgium
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- Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island & Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Perioperative red blood cell transfusion is associated with poor functional outcome and overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Neurosurg Rev 2021; 45:1327-1333. [PMID: 34480318 PMCID: PMC8976811 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-021-01633-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The influence of perioperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on prognosis of glioblastoma patients continues to be inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) and overall survival (OS) in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Between 2013 and 2018, 240 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma underwent surgical resection of intracerebral mass lesion at the authors’ institution. PBT was defined as the transfusion of RBC within 5 days from the day of surgery. The impact of PBT on overall survival was assessed using Kaplan–Meier analysis and multivariate regression analysis. Seventeen out of 240 patients (7%) with newly diagnosed glioblastoma received PBT. The overall median number of blood units transfused was 2 (95% CI 1–6). Patients who received PBT achieved a poorer median OS compared to patients without PBT (7 versus 18 months; p < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis identified “age > 65 years” (p < 0.0001, OR 6.4, 95% CI 3.3–12.3), “STR” (p = 0.001, OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.6–6.1), “unmethylated MGMT status” (p < 0.001, OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.7–6.4), and “perioperative RBC transfusion” (p = 0.01, OR 6.0, 95% CI 1.5–23.4) as significantly and independently associated with 1-year mortality. Perioperative RBC transfusion compromises survival in patients with glioblastoma indicating the need to minimize the use of transfusions at the time of surgery. Obeying evidence-based transfusion guidelines provides an opportunity to reduce transfusion rates in this population with a potentially positive effect on survival.
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Hunsicker O, Materne L, Bünger V, Krannich A, Balzer F, Spies C, Francis RC, Weber-Carstens S, Menk M, Graw JA. Lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in ARDS patients with and without ECMO. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:697. [PMID: 33327953 PMCID: PMC7740070 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03405-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Efficacy and safety of different hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) in adults with an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are unknown. We therefore assessed the effect of two transfusion thresholds on short-term outcome in patients with ARDS. METHODS Patients who received transfusions of RBCs were identified from a cohort of 1044 ARDS patients. After propensity score matching, patients transfused at a hemoglobin concentration of 8 g/dl or less (lower-threshold) were compared to patients transfused at a hemoglobin concentration of 10 g/dl or less (higher-threshold). The primary endpoint was 28-day mortality. Secondary endpoints included ECMO-free, ventilator-free, sedation-free, and organ dysfunction-free composites. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS One hundred ninety-two patients were eligible for analysis of the matched cohort. Patients in the lower-threshold group had similar baseline characteristics and hemoglobin levels at ARDS onset but received fewer RBC units and had lower hemoglobin levels compared with the higher-threshold group during the course on the ICU (9.1 [IQR, 8.7-9.7] vs. 10.4 [10-11] g/dl, P < 0.001). There was no difference in 28-day mortality between the lower-threshold group compared with the higher-threshold group (hazard ratio, 0.94 [95%-CI, 0.59-1.48], P = 0.78). Within 28 days, 36.5% (95%-CI, 27.0-46.9) of the patients in the lower-threshold group compared with 39.5% (29.9-50.1) of the patients in the higher-threshold group had died. While there were no differences in ECMO-free, sedation-free, and organ dysfunction-free composites, the chance for successful weaning from mechanical ventilation within 28 days after ARDS onset was lower in the lower-threshold group (subdistribution hazard ratio, 0.36 [95%-CI, 0.15-0.86], P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Transfusion at a hemoglobin concentration of 8 g/dl, as compared with a hemoglobin concentration of 10 g/dl, was not associated with an increase in 28-day mortality in adults with ARDS. However, a transfusion at a hemoglobin concentration of 8 g/dl was associated with a lower chance for successful weaning from the ventilator during the first 28 days after ARDS onset. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03871166.
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- O Hunsicker
- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical Trial Office, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine CCM / CVK Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. .,ARDS/ECMO Centrum Charité, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. .,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.
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Turan A, Cohen B, Rivas E, Liu L, Pu X, Maheshwari K, Farag E, Onal O, Wang J, Ruetzler K, Devereaux PJ, Sessler DI. Association between postoperative haemoglobin and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis. Br J Anaesth 2020; 126:94-101. [PMID: 33039122 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) is common, mostly silent, and a strong predictor of postoperative mortality. MINS appears to result from myocardial supply-demand mismatch. Recent data support restrictive perioperative transfusion strategies that can result in low postoperative haemoglobin concentrations. Whether low postoperative haemoglobin is associated with myocardial injury remains unknown. We therefore tested the hypothesis that anaemia is associated with an increased risk of myocardial injury in adults having noncardiac surgery. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of adults ≥45 yr old who had routine postoperative troponin T (TnT) monitoring after noncardiac surgery at the Cleverland Clinic (including those enrolled in the PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation-2 Trial [POISE-2], the Safety of Addition of Nitrous Oxide to General Anaesthesia in At-risk Patients Having Major Non-cardiac Surgery [ENIGMA-II], Vascular Events In Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation Study [VISION], and Anaesthetic Depth and Complications After Major Surgery [BALANCED] trial). Patients with baseline increase in TnT and non-ischaemic aetiologies for TnT increase were excluded. The association between postoperative haemoglobin concentration during the 3 initial postoperative days and the incidence of MINS (fourth-generation TnT ≥0.03 ng ml-1 judged as attributable to ischaemia) was assessed using a time-varying covariate Cox proportional hazards survival analysis. RESULTS Among 6141 patients, 4480 were analysed. The incidence of MINS was 155/4480 (3.5%), ranging from 0/345 (0%) among patients whose lowest postoperative haemoglobin exceeded 13 g dl-1 to 52/611 (8.5%) in patients whose minimum postoperative haemoglobin was <8 g dl-1. The confounder-adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval] for having MINS was 1.29 [1.16-1.42] for every 1 g dl-1 decrease in postoperative haemoglobin in a time-varying covariate analysis. Similar associations were identified in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSION Lower postoperative haemoglobin values are associated with MINS. Whether this association is modifiable by prevention or treatment of anaemia remains to be determined.
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- Alparslan Turan
- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of General Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Division of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Management, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of General Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of General Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of General Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Dietrich M, Beynon C, Fiedler MO, Bernhard M, Hecker A, Jungk C, Nusshag C, Michalski D, Brenner T, Weigand MA, Reuß CJ. Fokus allgemeine Intensivmedizin. Anaesthesist 2020; 69:835-843. [DOI: 10.1007/s00101-020-00857-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tomic Mahecic T, Dünser M, Meier J. RBC Transfusion Triggers: Is There Anything New? Transfus Med Hemother 2020; 47:361-368. [PMID: 33173454 PMCID: PMC7590774 DOI: 10.1159/000511229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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For many years, in daily clinical practice, the traditional 10/30 rule (hemoglobin 10 g/dL - hematocrit 30%) has been the most commonly used trigger for blood transfusions. Over the years, this approach is believed to have contributed to a countless number of unnecessary transfusions and an unknown number of overtransfusion-related deaths. Recent studies have shown that lower hemoglobin levels can safely be accepted, even in critically ill patients. However, even these new transfusion thresholds are far beyond the theoretical limits of individual anemia tolerance. For this reason, almost all publications addressing the limits of acute anemia recommend physiological transfusion triggers to indicate the transfusion of erythrocyte concentrates as an alternative. Although this concept appears intuitive at first glance, no solid scientific evidence supports the safety and benefit of physiological transfusion triggers to indicate the optimal time point for transfusion of allogeneic blood. It is therefore imperative to continue searching for the most sensitive and specific parameters that can guide the clinician when to transfuse in order to avoid anemia-induced organ dysfunction while avoiding overtransfusion-related adverse effects. This narrative review discusses the concept of anemia tolerance and critically compares hemoglobin-based triggers with physiological transfusion for various clinical indications.
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- Tina Tomic Mahecic
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb − Rebro, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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Nilsson CU, Bentzer P, Andersson LE, Björkman SA, Hanssson FP, Kander T. Mortality and morbidity of low-grade red blood cell transfusions in septic patients: a propensity score-matched observational study of a liberal transfusion strategy. Ann Intensive Care 2020; 10:111. [PMID: 32770427 PMCID: PMC7415067 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-020-00727-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with risks including immunological reactions and volume overload. Current guidelines suggest a restrictive transfusion strategy in most patients with sepsis but based on previous randomized controlled trials and observational studies, there are still uncertainties about the safety in giving low-grade RBC transfusions to patients with sepsis. Methods Critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock admitted to a university hospital intensive care unit between 2007 and 2018 that received less or equal to 2 units of RBCs during the first 5 days of admission were propensity score matched to controls. Outcomes were 90- and 180-day mortality, highest acute kidney injury network (AKIN) score the first 10 days, days alive and free of organ support the first 28 days after admission to the intensive care unit and highest sequential organ failure assessment score (SOFA-max). Results Of 9490 admissions, 1347 were diagnosed with severe sepsis or septic shock. Propensity-score matching resulted in two well-matched groups with 237 patients in each. The annual inclusion rate in both groups was similar. The median hemoglobin level before RBC transfusion was 95 g/L (interquartile range 88–104) and the majority of the patients were transfused in first 2 days of admission. Low-grade RBC transfusion was associated with increased 90- and 180-day mortality with an absolute risk increase for death 9.3% (95% confidence interval: 0.6–18%, P = 0.032) and 11% (95% confidence interval: 1.7–19%, P = 0.018), respectively. Low-grade RBC transfusion also correlated with increased kidney, circulatory and respiratory failure and higher SOFA-max score. Conclusions Low-grade RBC transfusion during the first 5 days of admission was associated with increased mortality and morbidity in a liberal transfusion setting. The results support the current practice of a restrictive transfusion strategy in septic critically ill patients.
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- Caroline Ulfsdotter Nilsson
- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Helsingborg Hospital, 252 23, Helsingborg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden
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- Clinical Trial Consultants, Dag Hammarskjöldsväg 10b, 752 37, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive and Perioperative Care, Skåne University Hospital Lund, 221 85, Lund, Sweden. .,Department of Clinical Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.
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When to transfuse your acute care patient? A narrative review of the risk of anemia and red blood cell transfusion based on clinical trial outcomes. Can J Anaesth 2020; 67:1576-1594. [DOI: 10.1007/s12630-020-01763-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Wise RD, de Vasconcellos K, Gopalan D, Ahmed N, Alli A, Joubert I, Kabambi KF, Mathiva LR, Mdladla N, Mer M, Miller M, Mrara B, Omar S, Paruk F, Richards GA, Skinner D, von Rahden R. Critical Care Society of Southern Africa adult patient blood management guidelines: 2019 Round-table meeting, CCSSA Congress, Durban, 2018. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE 2020; 36:10.7196/SAJCC.2020.v36i1b.440. [PMID: 37415775 PMCID: PMC10321416 DOI: 10.7196/sajcc.2020.v36i1b.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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The CCSSA PBM Guidelines have been developed to improve patient blood management in critically ill patients in southern Africa. These consensus recommendations are based on a rigorous process by experts in the field of critical care who are also practicing in South Africa (SA). The process comprised a Delphi process, a round-table meeting (at the CCSSA National Congress, Durban, 2018), and a review of the best available evidence and international guidelines. The guidelines focus on the broader principles of patient blood management and incorporate transfusion medicine (transfusion guidelines), management of anaemia, optimisation of coagulopathy, and administrative and ethical considerations. There are a mix of low-middle and high-income healthcare structures within southern Africa. Blood products are, however, provided by the same not-for-profit non-governmental organisations to both private and public sectors. There are several challenges related to patient blood management in SA due most notably to a high incidence of anaemia, a frequent shortage of blood products, a small donor population, and a healthcare system under financial strain. The rational and equitable use of blood products is important to ensure best care for as many critically ill patients as possible. The summary of the recommendations provides key practice points for the day-to-day management of critically ill patients. A more detailed description of the evidence used to make these recommendations follows in the full clinical guidelines section.
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- R D Wise
- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban; Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Surgical ICU, Tygerberg Academic Hospital; Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Pulmonology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Division of Critical Care, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Anaesthesia Department, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban; Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Private practice (Critical Care), Rodseth and Partners, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Wissenschaftliche Erläuterungen zur Stellungnahme Transfusionsassoziierte Immunmodulation (TRIM) des Arbeitskreises Blut vom 13. Februar 2020. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2020; 63:1025-1053. [PMID: 32719887 PMCID: PMC7384277 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-020-03183-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Management and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2020; 39:655-664. [PMID: 32713688 DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Anemia is very common in critical care patients, on admission (affecting about two thirds of patients), but also during and after their stay, due to repeated blood loss, the effects of inflammation on erythropoiesis, a decreased red blood cell life span, and haemodilution. Anemia is associated with severity of illness and length of stay. METHODS A committee composed of 16 experts from four scientific societies, SFAR, SRLF, SFTS and SFVTT, evaluated three fields: (1) anaemia prevention, (2) transfusion strategies and (3) non-transfusion treatment of anaemia. Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) questions were reviewed and updated as needed, and evidence profiles were generated. Analysis of the literature and formulation of recommendations were then conducted according to the GRADE® methodology. RESULTS The SFAR-SRLF guideline panel provided ten statements concerning the management of anemia in adult critical care patients. Acute haemorrhage and chronic anemia were excluded from the scope of these recommendations. After two rounds of discussion and various amendments, a strong consensus was reached for ten recommendations. Three of these recommendations had a high level of evidence (GRADE 1±) and four had a low level of evidence (GRADE 2±). No GRADE recommendation could be provided for two questions in the absence of strong consensus. CONCLUSIONS The experts reached a substantial consensus for several strong recommendations for optimal patient management. The experts recommended phlebotomy reduction strategies, restrictive red blood cell transfusion and a single-unit transfusion policy, the use of red blood cells regardless of storage time, treatment of anemic patients with erythropoietin, especially after trauma, in the absence of contraindications and avoidance of iron therapy (except in the context of erythropoietin therapy).
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Lasocki S, Pène F, Ait-Oufella H, Aubron C, Ausset S, Buffet P, Huet O, Launey Y, Legrand M, Lescot T, Mekontso Dessap A, Piagnerelli M, Quintard H, Velly L, Kimmoun A, Chanques G. Management and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients. Ann Intensive Care 2020; 10:97. [PMID: 32700082 PMCID: PMC7374293 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-020-00711-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective Anemia is very common in critical care patients, on admission (affecting about two-thirds of patients), but also during and after their stay, due to repeated blood loss, the effects of inflammation on erythropoiesis, a decreased red blood cell life span, and haemodilution. Anemia is associated with severity of illness and length of stay. Methods A committee composed of 16 experts from four scientific societies, SFAR, SRLF, SFTS and SFVTT, evaluated three fields: (1) anemia prevention, (2) transfusion strategies and (3) non-transfusion treatment of anemia. Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) questions were reviewed and updated as needed, and evidence profiles were generated. Analysis of the literature and formulation of recommendations were then conducted according to the GRADE® methodology. Results The SFAR–SRLF guideline panel provided ten statements concerning the management of anemia in adult critical care patients. Acute haemorrhage and chronic anemia were excluded from the scope of these recommendations. After two rounds of discussion and various amendments, a strong consensus was reached for ten recommendations. Three of these recommendations had a high level of evidence (GRADE 1±) and four had a low level of evidence (GRADE 2±). No GRADE recommendation could be provided for two questions in the absence of strong consensus. Conclusions The experts reached a substantial consensus for several strong recommendations for optimal patient management. The experts recommended phlebotomy reduction strategies, restrictive red blood cell transfusion and a single-unit transfusion policy, the use of red blood cells regardless of storage time, treatment of anaemic patients with erythropoietin, especially after trauma, in the absence of contraindications and avoidance of iron therapy (except in the context of erythropoietin therapy).
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- Sigismond Lasocki
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, Pôle ASUR, CHU Angers, UMR INSERM 1084, CNRS 6214, Université d'Angers, 49000, Angers, France.
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris. Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, Paris, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, CHRU de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 29200, Brest, France
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- Ecoles Militaires de Santé de Lyon-Bron, 69500, Bron, France
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- Université de Paris, UMRS 1134, Inserm, 75015, Paris, France.,Laboratory of Excellence GREx, 75015, Paris, France
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- Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, 29200, Brest, France.,UFR de Médecine de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 29200, Brest, France
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- Critical Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care Medicine and Perioperative Medicine, Rennes University Hospital, 2, Rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033, Rennes, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne Université, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor, DMU Médecine, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, 94010, Créteil, France
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- Intensive Care, CHU-Charleroi Marie-Curie, Experimental Medicine Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, (ULB 222) Unit, 140, Chaussée de Bruxelles, 6042, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, Hôpital Pasteur 2, CHU Nice, 30, Voie Romaine, Nice, France
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- AP-HM, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Timone, 13005, Marseille, France.,Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Inst Neurosci Timone, UMR7289, Marseille, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Brabois, Université de Lorraine, CHRU de Nancy, Inserm U1116, Nancy, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Montpellier University Saint-Eloi Hospital, and PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Yang XX, Dai XC, Liu CX, Lu JH, Lin SY. Restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies in patients with malignant neoplasm -a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Transfus Apher Sci 2020; 59:102825. [PMID: 32616366 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2020.102825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion strategies are involving the survival and prognosis of patients with malignant neoplasm and the rational utilization of medical resources, but there are still controversy between different transfusion strategies. The aim of this article is to compare the benefit and harm of restrictive and liberal red blood cell(RBC) transfusion strategies in patients with malignant tumors. METHODS We searched articles in the databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase and major conference proceedings, identified all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and compared restrictive transfusion strategies with those that are liberal until MARCH 18, 2019. We used risk ratio (RR) and and 95 % confidence interval (95 %CI) to calculate the results of dichotomous variables, and the study heterogeneity was assessed by using the I2 statistics. Also, we did sensitivity analysis and quality assessment. RESULTS Restrictive transfusion policies appear to have no effect on all-cause mortality (RR 1.33; 95 % CI 0.74-2.38; P = 0.34), compared with liberal policies. 2 trials including 498 patients were included of renal replacement therapy (RR 1.38; 95 % CI, 0.73-2.59; P = 0.32; I2 = 0%). Myocardial infarction (RR 1.17; 95 % CI, 0.33-4.1; P = 0.81; I2 = 0%) and ICU readmission were also mentioned in these articles (RR 1.19; 95 % CI, 0.7-2.04; P = 0.52; I2 = 0%). However, the RR of hospital length can't be evaluated. CONCLUSION Restrictive transfusion strategies were not associated with all-cause mortality and other clinical outcomes in malignant tumors, and may be more suitable for patients' quality of life and medical economy than liberal.
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- Xin-Xin Yang
- 54 youdian road, shangcheng district, Hangzhou, China
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- 54 youdian road, shangcheng district, Hangzhou, China
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- 54 youdian road, shangcheng district, Hangzhou, China
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- 54 youdian road, shangcheng district, Hangzhou, China
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- 54 youdian road, shangcheng district, Hangzhou, China.
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Vasopressin Versus Norepinephrine for the Management of Septic Shock in Cancer Patients: The VANCS II Randomized Clinical Trial. Crit Care Med 2020; 47:1743-1750. [PMID: 31609774 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Previous trials suggest that vasopressin may improve outcomes in patients with vasodilatory shock. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether vasopressin could be superior to norepinephrine to improve outcomes in cancer patients with septic shock. DESIGN Single-center, randomized, double-blind clinical trial, and meta-analysis of randomized trials. SETTING ICU of a tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS Two-hundred fifty patients 18 years old or older with cancer and septic shock. INTERVENTIONS Patients were assigned to either vasopressin or norepinephrine as first-line vasopressor therapy. An updated meta-analysis was also conducted including randomized trials published until October 2018. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 28 days after randomization. Prespecified secondary outcomes included 90-days all-cause mortality rate; number of days alive and free of advanced organ support at day 28; and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score 24 hours and 96 hours after randomization. We also measure the prevalence of adverse effects in 28 days. A total of 250 patients were randomized. The primary outcome was observed in 71 patients (56.8%) in the vasopressin group and 66 patients (52.8%) in the norepinephrine group (p = 0.52). There were no significant differences in 90-day mortality (90 patients [72.0%] and 94 patients [75.2%], respectively; p = 0.56), number of days alive and free of advanced organ support, adverse events, or Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. CONCLUSIONS In cancer patients with septic shock, vasopressin as first-line vasopressor therapy was not superior to norepinephrine in reducing 28-day mortality rate.
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Lactated Ringer's Versus 4% Albumin on Lactated Ringer's in Early Sepsis Therapy in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Single-Center Randomized Trial. Crit Care Med 2020; 47:e798-e805. [PMID: 31356475 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of the administration of 4% albumin on lactated Ringer's, when compared with lactated Ringer's alone, in the early phase of sepsis in cancer patients. DESIGN Single-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled-parallel trial. SETTING A tertiary care university cancer hospital. PATIENTS Cancer patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. INTERVENTIONS Between October 2014 and December 2016, patients were randomly assigned to receive either bolus of albumin in a lactated Ringer's solution or lactated Ringer's solution alone during the first 6 hours of fluid resuscitation after intensive care medicine (ICU) admission. Primary outcome was defined as death from any cause at 7 days. Secondary outcomes were defined as death from any cause within 28 days, change in Sequence Organ Failure Assessment scores from baseline to day 7, days alive and free of mechanical ventilation, days alive and free of vasopressor, renal replacement therapy during ICU stay, and length of ICU and hospital stay. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 360 patients were enrolled in the trial. At 7 days, 46 of 180 patients (26%) died in the albumin group and 40 of 180 (22%) died in the lactated Ringer's group (p = 0.5). At 28 days, 96 of 180 patients (53%) died in the albumin group and 83 of 180 (46%) died in the lactated Ringer's group (p = 0.2). No significant differences in secondary outcomes were observed. CONCLUSIONS Adding albumin to early standard resuscitation with lactated Ringer's in cancer patients with sepsis did not improve 7-day survival.
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Jonsson AB, Granholm A, Rygård SL, Broksø Holst L, Møller MH, Perner A. Heterogenous treatment effects of transfusion thresholds by patient age: Post-hoc analysis of the TRISS trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:641-647. [PMID: 31885071 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Use of a lower haemoglobin (Hb) threshold to guide red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is now generally recommended in critically ill patients, but uncertainty remains regarding the optimal Hb threshold for RBC transfusion in patients of different ages. METHODS We conducted a post-hoc analysis of 998 patients with septic shock and anaemia randomised to RBC transfusion at a Hb threshold of 7 g/dl [4.3 mmol/l] vs 9 g/dl [5.6 mmol/l] in the Transfusion Requirements in Septic Shock (TRISS) trial. We assessed if there were heterogeneous effects between the allocated Hb threshold and patient age categorised and on the continuous scale. The primary outcome was 1-year mortality; the secondary outcome was 90-day mortality. Both outcomes were analysed using logistic regression models and in sensitivity analyses with additional adjusting for site of enrolment, presence of haematological malignancy and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. The secondary analyses were Kaplan-Meier curves with corresponding log-rank tests. RESULTS We found no heterogeneity between patient age and the allocated Hb thresholds for RBC transfusion for 1-year mortality or 90-day mortality in the primary analyses. The sensitivity analyses suggested heterogeneity between age groups regarding 90-day mortality, however, this was not consistent for 1-year mortality or when assessing age on the continuous scale. CONCLUSION In this post-hoc study of ICU patients with septic shock, we found no reliable heterogeneous effects of transfusion at a Hb threshold of 7 vs 9 g/dl according to patient age on mortality. However, due to low power, this study should only be considered as hypothesis generating.
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet Denmark
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Fogagnolo A, Taccone FS, Vincent JL, Benetto G, Cavalcante E, Marangoni E, Ragazzi R, Creteur J, Volta CA, Spadaro S. Using arterial-venous oxygen difference to guide red blood cell transfusion strategy. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2020; 24:160. [PMID: 32312299 PMCID: PMC7171832 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-2827-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background Guidelines recommend a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy based on hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations in critically ill patients. We hypothesized that the arterial-venous oxygen difference (A-V O2diff), a surrogate for the oxygen delivery to consumption ratio, could provide a more personalized approach to identify patients who may benefit from transfusion. Methods A prospective observational study including 177 non-bleeding adult patients with a Hb concentration of 7.0–10.0 g/dL within 72 h after ICU admission. The A-V O2diff, central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2), and oxygen extraction ratio (O2ER) were noted when a patient’s Hb was first within this range. Transfusion decisions were made by the treating physician according to institutional policy. We used the median A-V O2diff value in the study cohort (3.7 mL) to classify the transfusion strategy in each patient as “appropriate” (patient transfused when the A-V O2diff > 3.7 mL or not transfused when the A-V O2diff ≤ 3.7 mL) or “inappropriate” (patient transfused when the A-V O2diff ≤ 3.7 mL or not transfused when the A-V O2diff > 3.7 mL). The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. Results Patients managed with an “appropriate” strategy had lower mortality rates (23/96 [24%] vs. 36/81 [44%]; p = 0.004), and an “appropriate” strategy was independently associated with reduced mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 0.51 [95% CI 0.30–0.89], p = 0.01). There was a trend to less acute kidney injury with the “appropriate” than with the “inappropriate” strategy (13% vs. 26%, p = 0.06), and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score decreased more rapidly (p = 0.01). The A-V O2diff, but not the ScvO2, predicted 90-day mortality in transfused (AUROC = 0.656) and non-transfused (AUROC = 0.630) patients with moderate accuracy. Using the ROC curve analysis, the best A-V O2diff cutoffs for predicting mortality were 3.6 mL in transfused and 3.5 mL in non-transfused patients. Conclusions In anemic, non-bleeding critically ill patients, transfusion may be associated with lower 90-day mortality and morbidity in patients with higher A-V O2diff. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03767127. Retrospectively registered on 6 December 2018.
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- Alberto Fogagnolo
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Sant' Anna, University of Ferrara, 8, Aldo Moro, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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Vlaar AP, Oczkowski S, de Bruin S, Wijnberge M, Antonelli M, Aubron C, Aries P, Duranteau J, Juffermans NP, Meier J, Murphy GJ, Abbasciano R, Muller M, Shah A, Perner A, Rygaard S, Walsh TS, Guyatt G, Dionne JC, Cecconi M. Transfusion strategies in non-bleeding critically ill adults: a clinical practice guideline from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:673-696. [PMID: 31912207 PMCID: PMC7223433 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05884-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop evidence-based clinical practice recommendations regarding transfusion practices in non-bleeding, critically ill adults. DESIGN A task force involving 13 international experts and three methodologists used the GRADE approach for guideline development. METHODS The task force identified four main topics: red blood cell transfusion thresholds, red blood cell transfusion avoidance strategies, platelet transfusion, and plasma transfusion. The panel developed structured guideline questions using population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes (PICO) format. RESULTS The task force generated 16 clinical practice recommendations (3 strong recommendations, 13 conditional recommendations), and identified five PICOs with insufficient evidence to make any recommendation. CONCLUSIONS This clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and identifies areas where further research is needed regarding transfusion practices and transfusion avoidance in non-bleeding, critically ill adults.
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- Alexander P Vlaar
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Room, C3-430, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Guidelines in Intensive Care, Development and Evaluation (GUIDE) Group, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Anaesthesiology e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Site La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Brest, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Site La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Sud (HUPS), Orsay, France
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Cardiovascular, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Cardiovascular, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Adult Intensive Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Anaesthetics, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Guidelines in Intensive Care, Development and Evaluation (GUIDE) Group, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Guidelines in Intensive Care, Development and Evaluation (GUIDE) Group, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre-IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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Zhang W, Zheng Y, Yu K, Gu J. Liberal Transfusion versus Restrictive Transfusion and Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults: A Meta-Analysis. Transfus Med Hemother 2020; 48:60-68. [PMID: 33708053 DOI: 10.1159/000506751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective We aimed to determine whether the restrictive red-cell transfusion strategy was superior to the liberal one in reducing all-cause mortality in critically ill adults. Methods The MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched from inception to January 2019 to identify meta-analyses or systematic reviews and published randomized controlled trials which were restrictive versus liberal blood transfusion with mortality as the endpoint in critically ill adults. We used two search routes whereby one search was restricted to systematic reviews, reviews, or meta-analysis, and the other was not restricted. There were no date restrictions, but language was limited to English and the population was restricted to critically ill adults. The data of study methods, participant characteristics, and outcomes were extracted and analyzed independently by 2 reviewers. The main outcome was all-cause mortality. Results Through screening the obtained records, we enrolled 7 randomized clinical trials that included information on restrictive versus liberal red-cell transfusion and mortality of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Involving a total of 7,363 ICU adult patients, ICU mortality (risk ratio [RR] 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.62, 1.08, p = 0.15), 28/30-day mortality (RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.84, 1.13, p = 0.74), 60-day mortality (RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.87, 1.16, p = 0.91), 90-day mortality (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.92, 1.14, p = 0.69), 120-day mortality (RR 1.29, 95% CI 0.67, 2.47, p = 0.44), and 180-day mortality (RR 0.91, 95% CI 0.75, 1.12, p = 0.38) were not statistically significantly different when the restrictive transfusion strategy was compared with the liberal transfusion strategy. However, we surprisingly discovered that 112 out of 469 (24%) patients who received a unit RBC transfusion when hemoglobin was less than 7 g/dL, and 142 out of 469 (30.3%) who received a unit of RBC transfused with hemoglobin less than 9 g/dL, had died during hospitalization (RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.64, 0.97, p = 0.03). The results showed that the restrictive transfusion strategy could decrease in-hospital mortality compared with the liberal transfusion strategy. It was safe to utilize a restrictive transfusion threshold of less than 7 g/dL in stable critically ill adults. Conclusions In this study, we found that the restrictive red-cell transfusion strategy potentially reduced in-hospital mortality in critically ill adults with anemia compared with the liberal strategy.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Linyi City People's Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Tay J, Allan DS, Chatelain E, Coyle D, Elemary M, Fulford A, Petrcich W, Ramsay T, Walker I, Xenocostas A, Tinmouth A, Fergusson D. Liberal Versus Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Randomized, Open Label, Phase III, Noninferiority Trial. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:1463-1473. [PMID: 32083994 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.01836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Evidence regarding red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practices and their impact on hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) outcomes are poorly understood. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a noninferiority randomized controlled trial in four different centers that evaluated patients with hematologic malignancies requiring HCT who were randomly assigned to either a restrictive (hemoglobin [Hb] threshold < 70 g/L) or liberal (Hb threshold < 90 g/L) RBC transfusion strategy between day 0 and day 100. The noninferiority margin corresponds to a 12% absolute difference between groups in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant (FACT-BMT) score relative to baseline. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measured by FACT-BMT score at day 100. Additional end points were collected: HRQOL by FACT-BMT score at baseline and at days 7, 14, 28, 60, and 100; transplantation-related mortality; length of hospital stay; intensive care unit admissions; acute graft-versus-host disease; Bearman toxicity score; sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; serious infections; WHO Bleeding Scale; transfusion requirements; and reactions to therapy. RESULTS A total of 300 patients were randomly assigned to either restrictive-strategy or liberal-strategy treatment groups between 2011 and 2016 at four Canadian adult HCT centers. After HCT, mean pre-transfusion Hb levels were 70.9 g/L in the restrictive-strategy group and 84.6 g/L in the liberal-strategy group (P < .0001). The number of RBC units transfused was lower in the restrictive-strategy group than in the liberal-strategy group (mean, 2.73 units [standard deviation, 4.81 units] v 5.02 units [standard deviation, 6.13 units]; P = .0004). After adjusting for transfusion type and baseline FACT-BMT score, the restrictive-strategy group had a higher FACT-BMT score at day 100 (difference of 1.6 points; 95% CI, -2.5 to 5.6 points), which was noninferior compared with that of the liberal-strategy group. There were no significant differences in clinical outcomes between the transfusion strategies. CONCLUSION In patients undergoing HCT, the use of a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy threshold of 70 g/L was as effective as a threshold of 90 g/L and resulted in similar HRQOL and HCT outcomes with fewer transfusions.
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- Jason Tay
- University of Calgary Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Saskatoon Cancer Center, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Centre for Transfusion Research, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Yao RQ, Ren C, Zhang ZC, Zhu YB, Xia ZF, Yao YM. Is haemoglobin below 7.0 g/dL an optimal trigger for allogenic red blood cell transfusion in patients admitted to intensive care units? A meta-analysis and systematic review. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e030854. [PMID: 32029484 PMCID: PMC7045194 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We employed a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to assess benefits and risks of a threshold of haemoglobin level below 7 g/dL versus liberal transfusion strategy among critically ill patients, and even patients with septic shock. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES We performed systematical searches for relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in the Cochrane Library, EMBASE and PubMed databases up to 1 September 2019. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA RCTs among adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients comparing 7 g/dL as restrictive strategy with liberal transfusion were incorporated. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS The clinical outcomes, including short-term mortality, length of hospital stay, length of ICU stay, myocardial infarction (MI) and ischaemic events, were screened and analysed after data collection. We applied odds ratios (ORs) to analyse dichotomous outcomes and standardised mean differences (SMDs) to analyse continuous outcomes with fixed or random effects models based on heterogeneity evaluation for each outcome. RESULTS Eight RCTs with 3415 patients were included. Compared with a more liberal threshold, a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion threshold <7 g/dL haemoglobin showed no significant difference in short-term mortality (OR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.67 to 1.21, p=0.48, I2=53%), length of hospital stay (SMD: -0.11, 95% CI: -0.30 to 0.07, p=0.24, I2=71%), length of ICU stay (SMD: -0.03, 95% CI: -0.14 to 0.08, p=0.54, I2=0%) or ischaemic events (OR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.43 to 1.48, p=0.48, I2=51%). However, we found that the incidence of MI (OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.30 to 0.98, p=0.04, I2=0%) was lower in the group with the threshold <7 g/dL than that with the more liberal threshold. CONCLUSIONS An RBC transfusion threshold <7 g/dL haemoglobin is incapable of decreasing short-term mortality in ICU patients according to currently published evidences, while it might have potential role in reducing MI incidence.
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- Ren-Qi Yao
- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Trauma Research Center, Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Vincent JL. Transfusion thresholds: the dangers of guidelines based on randomized controlled trials. Intensive Care Med 2020; 46:714-716. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05889-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ghiani A, Sainis A, Sainis G, Neurohr C. Anemia and red blood cell transfusion practice in prolonged mechanically ventilated patients admitted to a specialized weaning center: an observational study. BMC Pulm Med 2019; 19:250. [PMID: 31852456 PMCID: PMC6921402 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-1009-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background The impact of anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on weaning from mechanical ventilation is not known. In theory, transfusions could facilitate liberation from the ventilator by improving oxygen transport capacity. In contrast, retrospective studies of critically ill patients showed a positive correlation of transfusions with prolonged mechanical ventilation, increased mortality rates, and increased risk of nosocomial infections, which in turn could adversely affect weaning outcome. Methods Retrospective, observational study on prolonged mechanically ventilated, tracheotomized patients (n = 378), admitted to a national weaning center over a 5 year period. Medical records were reviewed to obtain data on patients’ demographics, comorbidities, blood counts, transfusions, weaning outcome, and nosocomial infections, defined according to the criteria of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The impact of RBC transfusion on outcome measures was assessed using regression models. Results Ninety-eight percent of all patients showed anemia on admission to the weaning center. Transfused and non-transfused patients differed significantly regarding disease severity and comorbidities. In multivariate analyses, RBC transfusion, but not mean hemoglobin concentration in the course of weaning, was independently correlated with weaning duration (adjusted β 12.386, 95% CI 9.335–15.436; p < 0.001) and hospital length of stay (adjusted β 16.116, 95% CI 8.925–23.306; p < 0.001); there was also a trend toward increased hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.050, 95% CI 0.995–4.224; p = 0.052), but there was no independent correlation with weaning outcome or nosocomial infections. In contrast, hemoglobin level on the day of admission to the weaning center was independently associated with hospital mortality (adjusted OR 0.956, 95% CI 0.924–0.989; p = 0.010), appearing significantly elevated at values below 8.5 g/dl (AUC 0.670, 95% CI 0.593–0.747; p < 0.001). Conclusions A high percentage of prolonged mechanically ventilated patients showed anemia on admission to the weaning center. RBC transfusion was independently correlated with worse outcomes. Since transfused patients differed significantly regarding their clinical characteristics and comorbidities, RBC transfusion might be an indicator of disease severity rather than directly impacting patient prognosis.
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- Alessandro Ghiani
- Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine, Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic (Robert Bosch Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart), Solitudestr. 18, 70839, Gerlingen, Germany.
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- Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine, Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic (Robert Bosch Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart), Solitudestr. 18, 70839, Gerlingen, Germany.,, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine, Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic (Robert Bosch Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart), Solitudestr. 18, 70839, Gerlingen, Germany.,, Munich, Germany
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The authors reply. Crit Care Med 2019; 46:e724. [PMID: 29912124 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Woei-A-Jin FJSH, Zheng SZ, Kiliçsoy I, Hudig F, Luelmo SAC, Kroep JR, Lamb HJ, Osanto S. Lifetime Transfusion Burden and Transfusion-Related Iron Overload in Adult Survivors of Solid Malignancies. Oncologist 2019; 25:e341-e350. [PMID: 32043782 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited data exist on transfusion burden and transfusion-related iron overload in adult survivors of solid malignancies. METHODS Hospital-specific cancer registry data of patients with solid tumor receiving systemic anticancer treatment between January 2008 and September 2009 at the Oncology Department of the Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands) were retrieved and cross-referenced with red blood cell (RBC) transfusion records. Individual lifetime transfusion burden was captured in April 2015. Multitransfused long-term survivors with serum ferritin >500 μg/L were subsequently screened for hepatic and cardiac iron overload using 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS The study population consisted of 775 adult patients with solid cancer (45.2% male; median age, 58 years; >75% chemotherapy-treated), 423 (54.6%) of whom were transfused with a median of 6.0 RBC units (range 1-67). Transfusion triggers were symptomatic anemia or hemoglobin <8.1-8.9 g/dL prior to each myelosuppressive chemotherapy cycle. We identified 123 (15.9%) patients across all tumor types with a lifetime transfusion burden of ≥10 RBC units. In the absence of a hemovigilance program, none of these multitransfused patients was screened for iron overload despite a median survival of 4.6 years. In 2015 at disclosure of transfusion burden, 26 multitransfused patients were alive. Six (23.1%) had hepatic iron overload: 3.9-11.2 mg Fe/g dry weight. No cardiac iron depositions were found. CONCLUSION Patients with solid malignancies are at risk for multitransfusion and iron overload even when adhering to restrictive RBC transfusion policies. With improved long-term cancer survivorship, increased awareness of iatrogenic side effects of supportive therapy and development of evidence-based guidelines are essential. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE In the presence of a restrictive transfusion policy, ∼30% of transfused adult patients with solid cancer are multitransfused and ∼50% become long-term survivors, underscoring the need for evidence-based guidelines for the detection and management of transfusion-related iron overload in this group of patients. In each institution, a hemovigilance program should be implemented that captures the lifetime cumulative transfusion burden in all patients with cancer, irrespective of tumor type. This instrument will allow timely assessment and treatment of iron overload in cancer survivors, thus preventing organ dysfunction and decreased quality of life.
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- F J Sherida H Woei-A-Jin
- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Chai KL, Cole-Sinclair M. Review of available evidence supporting different transfusion thresholds in different patient groups with anemia. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1450:221-238. [PMID: 31359453 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In patients with anemia, transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) can save lives and improve quality of life. The choice to transfuse should be cautiously made owing to risks of transfusion, economic costs, and limitations on the blood supply. Until the 1980s, the decision for RBC transfusion was guided by Hb threshold, with the aim of maintaining the patient's blood Hb level over 100 grams per liter. Since then, multiple randomized controlled trials and key systematic reviews have provided evidence-based guidelines as to appropriate transfusion thresholds in a number of clinical settings. Here, we aimed to address the outcome of defining different anemia criteria in specific clinical populations exclusively on the basis of the need for RBC transfusion based on Hb concentration. We focused on the patient populations, where there were the most available data on differing transfusion thresholds, which looked at transfusing to a higher or liberal transfusion threshold in comparison with a lower or restrictive transfusion threshold. These included patients in intensive care with or without septic shock, hip fracture surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding, the pediatric population, and also those with malaria, by reviewing key randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. Twenty-four randomized controlled studies and 12 systematic reviews have been included, and these are discussed below.
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- Khai Li Chai
- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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