Blood Transfusions in Patients with Advanced Cancer at the End-of-Life: Are They Really Beneficial?
There is a need for further studies to better understand the benefits of RBC transfusions at the end of life. In addition, more attention is warranted to establish targeted clinical outcomes pre-transfusion rather than relying on abnormal laboratory values. Validated self-reported tools should be used to ensure the benefits of an intervention that involves such a limited and valuable resource.
Authors
- Gassan Adnan Abudari
- Mahmoud Yassein Sroor
- Fawad Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2462-4788)
- Kim Sadler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5621-0424)
- Bayan Saeed Alqahtany
- Steven Callaghan
- Muneerah Almutairi
- Ruth Evangelista
- Hassan Alkhudairi
- Salma Musaed Almusaed
- Nessreen Abu Alsamh
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/ijpc_356_2024
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00