Open AccessUse of blood components in critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Raj Nath Makroo,
RK Mani,
Vimarsh Raina,
Sudha Kansal,
Pradeep Kumar,
Sandeep Tyagi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.53879
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , critically ill , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , tertiary level , intensive care , emergency medicine , medical emergency , mathematics education , mathematics
The art of fluid administration and hemodynamic support is one of the most challenging aspects of treating critically ill patients. Transfusions of blood products continue to be an important technique for resuscitating patients in the intensive care settings. Concerns about the rate of inappropriate transfusion exist, particularly given the recognized risks of transfusions and the decreasing availability of donor blood. We investigated the current transfusion practice in the critically ill patients at our hospital.