ibcc anemia, bleeding, transfusion
- related: Hematology, transfusion medicine
- tags: #literature
- source: https://emcrit.org/ibcc/transfusion, https://emcrit.org/ibcc/gib/
Nonbleeding
- anemia panel is not useful in acute ICU hemoglobin drop
- Iron supplementation not helpful in ICU anemia
- transfusion can cause worsening hyperkalemia
- transfuse dialysis patients during dialysis
GI bleed
- normal Hgb with unstable hemodynamics more worrisome than anemia with normal hemodynamics
- elevated shock index more worrisome
- gastric pocus: http://www.usra.ca/regional-anesthesia/specific-blocks/pocus/gastric.php