In-hospital stay of anemic patients in the ED with/without transfusion: a single-center propensity-matched study
In stable anemic patients with 70 to 90 g.L<sup>- 1</sup> hemoglobin level, ED transfusion did not reduce adjusted in-hospital LOS but prolonged ED LOS. Identifying patients who may safely defer transfusion could improve ED efficiency and safety.
Authors
- Radjiv Goulabchand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7328-4097)
- Laura Grau‐Mercier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-2705)
- Fabien Coisy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2812-3534)
- Xavier Bobbia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2719-643X)
- Thibaut Markarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-7240)
- Romain Genre-Grandpierre
- Clémence Anselme
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (FR)
- Université de Nîmes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01187-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77