Korean clinical practice guideline for perioperative red blood cell transfusion from Korean Society of Anesthesiologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considering the functional role of red blood cells (RBC) in maintaining oxygen supply to tissues, RBC transfusion can be a life-saving intervention in situations of severe bleeding or anemia. RBC transfusion is often inevitable to address intraoperative massive bleeding; it is a key component in safe perioperative patient management. Unlike general medical resources, packed RBCs (pRBCs) have limited availability because their supply relies entirely on voluntary donations. Additionally, excessive utilization of pRBCs may aggravate prognosis or increase the risk of developing infectious diseases. Appropriate perioperative RBC transfusion is, therefore, crucial for the management of patient safety and medical resource conservation. These concerns motivated us to develop the

SUBMITTER: Koo BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458508 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature