Lower versus Higher Hemoglobin Threshold for Transfusion in Septic Shock
Author(s) -
Lars Broksø Holst,
Nicolai Haase,
Jørn Wetterslev,
Jan Wernerman,
Anne Berit Guttormsen,
Sari Karlsson,
Pär I. Johansson,
Anders Åneman,
Marianne Vang,
Robert Winding,
Lars Nebrich,
Helle Lykkeskov Nibro,
Bodil Steen Rasmussen,
Johnny R M Lauridsen,
Jane Stab Nielsen,
Anders Oldner,
Ville Pettilä,
Maria Cronhjort,
Lasse Andersen,
U. G. Pedersen,
Nanna Reiter,
Jørgen Wiis,
Jonathan O. White,
Lene Russell,
Klaus Thornberg,
Peter Buhl Hjortrup,
R Müller,
Morten Hylander Møller,
Morten Steensen,
Inga Tjäder,
Kristina Kilsand,
Suzanne Odeberg-Wernerman,
Brit Sjøbø,
Henning Bundgaard,
Maria A Thyø,
David Lodahl,
Rikke Mærkedahl,
Carsten Albeck,
Dorte Illum,
Mary Kruse,
Per Winkel,
Anders Perner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1406617
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , randomization , confidence interval , septic shock , intensive care unit , blood transfusion , relative risk , hemoglobin , randomized controlled trial , shock (circulatory) , anesthesia , sepsis
Blood transfusions are frequently given to patients with septic shock. However, the benefits and harms of different hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion have not been established.
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