Day or overnight transfusion in critically ill patients: does it matter?

ConclusionTransfusion occurs evenly across day and night in ICU; nonetheless, there are differences in type of blood products administered that reflect differences in indication. Critically ill patients were more likely to receive blood for major bleeding at night irrespective of admission diagnosis.

Source: Vox Sanguinis - February 2, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: C. Aubron, R. K. Kandane ‐Rathnayake, N. Andrianopoulos, A. Westbrook, S. Engelbrecht, I. Ozolins, M. Bailey, L. Murray, D. J. Cooper, E. M. Wood, Z. K. McQuilten, , Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research