Transfusion practice in the bleeding critically ill: An international online survey-The TRACE-2 survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transfusion is very common in the intensive care unit (ICU), but practice is highly variable, as has recently been shown in non-bleeding critically ill patients practices survey. Bleeding patients in ICU require different blood products across a range of specific patient categories. We hypothesize that a large variety in transfusion practice exists in bleeding patients.

Study design and methods

An international online survey was performed among physicians working in the ICU. Transfusion practice in massively and non-massively bleeding patients was examined, including transfusion ratios, thresholds, and the presence of transfusion guidelines.

Results

Six hundred eleven respondents filled in the survey of which 401 could be analyzed, representing 64 countries

SUBMITTER: de Bruin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature