Effects of blood transfusion on oxygen extraction ratio and central venous saturation in children after cardiac surgery
BACKGROUND: Red blood cell transfusion is common in critically ill children after cardiac surgery. Since the threshold for hemoglobin (Hb) transfusion need is not well defined, the threshold Hb level at which dependent critical oxygen uptake-to-delivery (VO2-DO2) status compensation is uncertain. OB...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.31 |