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Results of epidemiologic studies on anemia and blood transfusions in critical care |
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| ABC Trial [2] (Western Europe) |
CRIT Study [3] (USA) |
TRICC Investigators [9] (Canada) |
North Thames Blood Interest Group [5] (UK) |
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| n |
3534 |
4892 |
5298 |
1247 |
| Mean admission hemoglobin (g/dl) |
11.3 ± 2.3 |
11.0 ± 2.4 |
9.9 ± 2.2 |
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| Percentage of patients transfused in ICU |
37.0% |
44.1% |
25% |
53.4% |
| Mean transfusions per patient (units) |
4.8 ± 5.2 |
4.6 ± 4.9 |
4.6 ± 6.7 |
5.7 ± 5.2 |
| Mean pretransfusion hemoglobin (g/dl) |
8.4 ± 1.3 |
8.6 ± 1.7 |
8.6 ± 1.3 |
8.5 ± 1.4 |
| Mean ICU length of stay (days) |
4.5 |
7.4 ± 7.3 |
4.8 ± 12.6 |
- |
| ICU mortality |
13.5% |
13.0% |
22% |
21.5% |
| Hospital mortality |
20.2% |
17.6% |
- |
- |
| Admission APACHE II (mean) |
14.8 ± 7.9 |
19.7 ± 8.2 |
18 ± 11 |
18.1 ± 9.1 |
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Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. ABC, Anemia and Blood Transfusion in Critical Care; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; TRICC, Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care. | ||||
Napolitano Critical Care 2004 8(Suppl 2):S1 doi:10.1186/cc2832 |
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