Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Johnson University · +41 more institutions
Abstract
A strategy of administering a transfusion only when the hemoglobin level falls below 7 or 8 g per deciliter has been widely adopted. However, patients with acute myocardial infarction may benefit from a higher hemoglobin level.
In this phase 3, interventional trial, we randomly assigned patients with myocardial infarction and a hemoglobin level of less than 10 g per deciliter to a restrictive transfusion strategy (hemoglobin cutoff for transfusion, 7 or 8 g per deciliter) or a liberal transfusion strategy (hemoglobin cutoff,
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 25.13
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 16
Authors
44- JLJeffrey L. CarsonCorresponding
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Johnson University
- MMMaria M. Brooks
University of Pittsburgh, Johnson University
- PCPaul C. Hébert
University of Ottawa, Johnson University, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Bruyère
- SGShaun G. Goodman
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Alberta, University of Toronto, Johnson University, Canadian VIGOUR Centre
- MBMarnie Bertolet
University of Pittsburgh, Johnson University
Topics & keywords
- Myocardial infarction
- Medicine
- Cardiology
- Anemia
- Internal medicine
- Intensive care medicine