Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions in the United States, 1993-2014.

Goel, Ruchika; Chappidi, Meera R; Patel, Eshan U; Ness, Paul M; Cushing, Melissa M; Frank, Steven M; Tobian, Aaron A R · JAMA · 2018

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This study uses National Inpatient Sample survey data to characterize trends in red blood cell, plasma, and platelet transfusions in the United States between 1993 and 2014, a period of time during which trials were demonstrating the safety of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies.

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