MINT – Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction

Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia Carson et al. NEJM 2023 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307983   Clinical Question In patients with myocardial infarction and anaemia, does a restrictive or liberal transfusion strategy decrease myocardial ischaemia or death at 30 days?  Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion (MINT) Trial  Background Anaemia is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction and may exacerbate […]

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SAHARA – Liberal vs Restrictive Transfusion Targets in SAH

Liberal versus Restrictive Transfusion in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage English S. NEJM 2024 DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2410962 Clinical Question In patients following acute aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, does a liberal strategy of blood transfusion compared with a restrictive strategy of blood transfusion reduce unfavourable neurological outcome? SubArachnoid Haemorrhage Red-cell transfusion And Outcome (SAHaRA) Background Anaemia is common following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage with an incidence of approximately 50% during the […]

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TRAIN – Transfusion Strategies in Acute Brain Injured Patients

Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury @fabio_taccone. JAMA. 2024. PMID: 39382241 Clinical Question In patients with acute brain injury, does a liberal, compared to a restrictive strategy of blood transfusion, improve neurological outcomes at 180 days? Background The TRICC study, published over 20 years go, led to the widespread adoption of restrictive thresholds for blood […]

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HEMOTION – transfusion thresholds in TBI

Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion Strategy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Turgeon AF. NEJM June 13 2024; doi:10.1056/NEJMoa240360 Clinical Question In adult patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury, does a liberal transfusion strategy (transfusion if haemoglobin <10g/dl) compared to a restrictive strategy (transfusion if haemoglobin <7g/dl) reduce the rate of an unfavourable Glasgow Outcome Scale – Extended, at […]

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Early and Empirical High-Dose Cryoprecipitate for Hemorrhage After Traumatic Injury

In patients with trauma and critical bleeding who require activation of a major haemorrhage protocol, does the empiric administration of 3 pools of cryoprecipitate (6g fibrinogen) within 90 minutes of randomisation (and no more than 3 hours after injury) improve survival, compared to standard care?

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