A Cohort Study in Intensive Care Units: Health Decisions Related to Blood Transfusion during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Critically ill polytrauma patients with hemorrhage require a rapid assessment to initiate hemostatic resuscitation in the shortest possible time with the activation of a massive transfusion or a critical hemorrhage management protocol. The hospital reality experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in all countries was critical, as it was in Spain; according to the data published daily by the Ministry of Health on its website, during the period of this study, the occupancy rate of intensive care units (ICUs) by patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 23.09% in Spain, even reaching 45.23% at the end of January 2021. We aimed to analyze the changes observed during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic period regarding the eff

SUBMITTER: Juarez-Vela R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9368991 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature