Transfusion, mortality and hemoglobin level: Associations among emergency department patients in Kigali, Rwanda

Transfusion, mortality and hemoglobin level: Associations among emergency department patients in Kigali, Rwanda

Background: Studies from high-income countries (HIC) support restrictive blood transfusion thresholds in medical patients. In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the etiologies of anemia and baseline health states differ greatly; optimal transfusion thresholds are unknown. This study evaluated...

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Main Authors: Katelyn Moretti, Catalina González Marqués, Stephanie Garbern, Gabin Mbanjumucyo, Chantal Uwamahoro, Francesca L. Beaudoin, Siraj Amanullah, Annie Gjelsvik, Adam R. Aluisio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Blood
Transfusion
Mortality
Rwanda
LMIC
Emergency
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300057

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