Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a common and important supportive measure in pediatric
intensive care units (PICU). Anemia, defined as hemoglobin concentrations below the
normal range for age, occurred in 36.7% of critically ill children treated in a multidisciplinary
PICU [
[1]
]. The development of anemia resulted in 15% of critically ill children receiving a
transfusion during their PICU stay [
[2]
]. This article highlights specific concerns in regards to anemia and transfusion in
critically ill children. It focuses on differences in the characteristics of patients
and disease state, adaptive responses to anemia, and clinical studies that have evaluated
transfusion practice in this population.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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☆This work was supported by Grant No. 84300 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Desmet received a Fellowship Award from the Fondation de l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine.
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