Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2007
Multicenter StudyTransfusion of red blood cells: no impact on length of hospital stay in moderately anaemic parturients.
In a search for information to improve decision making on red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, we examined the impact of RBC transfusion on the length of hospital stay for delivery in moderately anaemic women (haemoglobin, 7-10 g/dl). ⋯ The duration of admission for delivery in moderately anaemic parturients was longer than the average length of hospital stay in Finnish parturients. However, 1-2 RBC units had no impact on the length of stay, suggesting that unnecessary RBCs are transfused after delivery. Thus, transfusion practices in obstetrics are not always optimal.