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01.12.2015 | Poster presentation
Effects of iron deficiency on transfusion requirements in critically ill patients: a preliminary observational study
verfasst von:
M Aydogan, M Ucar, A Yücel, B Karakas, A Gok, T Togal
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 1/2015
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Excerpt
Critically ill patients often need blood transfusion, but no reliable predictors of transfusion requirements are available at ICU admission. We hypothesized that ICU patients admitted with iron deficiency may be at higher risk for developing anemia, requiring blood transfusion. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of iron deficiency in ICU patients at admission and to investigate its relationship with transfusion requirements in ICU patients. …