Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs
Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
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Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
Intensive care units can collect less blood for lab tests and thereby reduce transfusions for critically ill patients who may have blood drawn multiple times a day, suggests a large study that says switching to lower-volume tubes can preserve the blood supply and reduce strain on already fragile patients.
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide.
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Drawing smaller amounts of blood from patients in the intensive care unit could lead to fewer blood transfusions, according to new research.
Drawing smaller amounts of blood from patients in the intensive care unit could lead to fewer blood transfusions, according to new research.