Causes of Anemia in Critically Ill Patients
Fig. 2.1 Schematic diagram demonstrating the possible causes of anemia in critically ill patients 2.2 Anemia of Chronic Disease Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common form of anemia…
Introduction
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Nicole P. Juffermans and Timothy S. Walsh (eds.)Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit10.1007/978-3-319-08735-1_1 1. Introduction Nicole P. Juffermans1, 2 and Timothy S. Walsh3 (1) Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Room G3-206,…
Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload
New onset or exacerbation of three or more of the following within 6 h of cessation of transfusion: Acute respiratory distress (dyspnea, orthopnea, cough) Elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) Elevated…
Platelet Transfusion Trigger in the Intensive Care Unit
Test Method of action Current use PFA-100 (closure time) Mimics a bleeding time by forcing whole blood at high shear through holes in a membrane coated with collagen and either…
Red Blood Cell Transfusion Trigger in Cardiac Disease
Fig. 4.1 Cardiorenal anemia syndrome in congestive heart failure (Tang and Katz [16]) Anemia in CHF has multiple causes and effects. Ventricular dysfunction causes backward failure and venous congestion, producing…
Blood-Sparing Strategies in the Intensive Care Unit
and Duncan Wyncoll1 (1) Department of Intensive Care, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK Duncan Wyncoll Email: duncan.wyncoll@gstt.nhs.uk Abstract Anaemia is extremely common in the…
