Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children

Karam, Oliver Laurent; Demaret, Pierre; Shefler, Alison; Leteurtre, Stéphane; Spinella, Philip C; Stanworth, Simon J; Tucci, Marisa

doi:10.1164/rccm.201503-0450OC

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English

Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children

ContributorsKaram, Oliver Laurent; Demaret, Pierre; Shefler, Alison; Leteurtre, Stéphane; Spinella, Philip C; Stanworth, Simon J; Tucci, Marisa

Published inAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, vol. 191, no. 12, p. 1395-1402

Publication date2015

Abstract

Plasma transfusions are frequently prescribed for critically ill children, although their indications lack a strong evidence base. Plasma transfusions are largely driven by physician conceptions of need, and these are poorly documented in pediatric intensive care patients.

Keywords

Adolescent
Analysis of Variance
Blood Component Transfusion/statistics & numerical data
Canada
Child
Child, Preschool
Critical Care/statistics & numerical data
Critical Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Europe
Female
Hemorrhage/therapy
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric/statistics & numerical data
International Normalized Ratio/statistics & numerical data
Male
Partial Thromboplastin Time/statistics & numerical data

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Citation (ISO format)

KARAM, Oliver Laurent et al. Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children. In: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2015, vol. 191, n° 12, p. 1395–1402. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201503-0450OC

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PID : unige:76365
DOI : 10.1164/rccm.201503-0450OC
PMID : 25859890

Journal ISSN1073-449X

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Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children

Plasma transfusions are frequently prescribed for critically ill children, although their indications lack a strong evidence base. Plasma transfusions are largely driven by physician conceptions of need, and these are poorly documented in pediatric intensive care patients.

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