Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Feb 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialIs a low transfusion threshold safe in critically ill patients with cardiovascular diseases?
To compare a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy with a more liberal strategy in volume-resuscitated critically ill patients with cardiovascular disease. ⋯ A restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy generally appears to be safe in most critically ill patients with cardiovascular disease, with the possible exception of patients with acute myocardial infarcts and unstable angina.