Stacey L Valentine, Melania M Bembea, Jennifer A Muszynski, Jill M Cholette, Allan Doctor, Phillip C Spinella, Marie E Steiner, Marisa Tucci, Nabil E Hassan, Robert I Parker, Jacques Lacroix, Andrew Argent, Jeffrey L Carson, Kenneth E Remy, Pierre Demaret, Guillaume Emeriaud, Martin C J Kneyber, Nina Guzzetta, Mark W Hall, Duncan Macrae, Oliver Karam, Robert T Russell, Paul A Stricker, Adam M Vogel, Robert C Tasker, Alexis F Turgeon, Steven M Schwartz, Ariane Willems, Cassandra D Josephson, Naomi L C Luban, Leslie E Lehmann, Simon J Stanworth, Nicole D Zantek, Timothy E Bunchman, Ira M Cheifetz, James D Fortenberry, Meghan Delaney, Leo van de Watering, Karen A Robinson, Sara Malone, Katherine M Steffen, Scot T Bateman
OBJECTIVES: To date, there are no published guidelines to direct RBC transfusion decision-making specifically for critically ill children. We present the recommendations from the Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative. DESIGN: Consensus conference series of multidisciplinary, international experts in RBC transfusion management of critically ill children. SETTING: Not applicable. INTERVENTION: None...
September 2018: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine