Hemoglobin levels and transfusions in neurocritically ill patients: a systematic review of comparative studies.

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Published in Crit Care on December 12, 2012

Authors

Philippe Desjardins1, Alexis F Turgeon, Marie-Hélène Tremblay, François Lauzier, Ryan Zarychanski, Amélie Boutin, Lynne Moore, Lauralyn A McIntyre, Shane W English, Andrea Rigamonti, Jacques Lacroix, Dean A Fergusson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, 1050, Avenue de Médecine, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Effects of Erythropoietin on Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction and Anemia in Traumatic Brain Injury | NCT00313716

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